COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO—
Lowe's Home Improvement
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lowe's Home Improvement, 4880 North Nevada Avenue, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80918 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee approached a shoplifter. The shoplifter punched the employee and then exited through the garden center gate, but then returned and punched the employee again. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
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An employee climbed a racking system to retrieve decking. The employee fell through the racking and landed on the floor, resulting in a fractured right leg.
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A cashier was walking to the register in the lumber department when another employee was pushing a cart with lumber and the cart struck the cashier. The cashier fell and sustained a broken left arm and a dislocated left elbow.
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An employee was operating a drivable power stock lift machine to retrieve merchandise from the top shelf. The employee fell from the power stock lift and sustained fractures to their head and ribs.
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