Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LOWES HOME CENTERS INC, 5750 FRUITVILLE ROAD, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34232
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was acting as a spotter for a forklift operator that was moving pallets with bags of concrete. The operator hit the brakes as the exposed employee was in front of the load. Bags of concrete fell from the pallets and struck the employee, who suffered a hip fracture.
An employee was on a power stocker lift that was elevated approximately three inches from the platform. While exiting through the cargo compartment gate, they fell to the floor and fractured a hip.
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