Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116631.015 - Employee is injured when struck by forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 116631.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1404202.015	05/29/2019		444190	Lowe'S Home Centers, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 21, 2019, an employee was spotting for a forklift operator and walking ahead of the forklift. The forklift was moving through the store and heading to an outside storage area to pick up lumber for a customer. The employee saw a piece of pizza crust on the floor inside and was attempting to kick it outside. As the employee attempted to kick the pizza crust a second time, he was struck by the counterbalance forklift. The employee fell to the floor and his feet became entangled in the wheels of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized to repair a fracture to his tibia.

Keywords: Forklift, Fracture, Run Over, Struck By, Tibia

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1404202.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury

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