ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA—
Lowes Home Centers Inc.
Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lowes Home Centers Inc., 255 Prosperity Way, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA 30103 on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On November 29, 2024, an employee was driving a stand-up forklift down the main travel aisle. The employee fell forward out of the operator's compartment to the ground and the equipment rolled over his foot. The employee sustained a fractured right foot.
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