Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lowes Home Center, LLC, 1000 W. Arbook , ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76015
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was loading 55 bags of mulch in a trailer when he slipped off the trailer to the ground and broke a bone in his right shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Trailers
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