Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1460433.015 - Lowe'S Companies Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1460433.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 01/28/2020

Site Address:
Lowe'S Companies Llc
3620 Se Federal Hwy
Stuart, FL 34997

Mailing Address:
1000 Lowe'S Blvd Store # 1111, Mooresville, NC 28117

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 444110/Home Centers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/28/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/18/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1537560	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123684.015

Event: 01/24/2020

Employee breaks leg in fall from elevated order picker

At 11:15 a.m. on January 24, 2020, Employee #1 was removing an item from a storage rack. He was standing on the platform of an order picker and manually pulling a freezer from the second level of a storage rack. He was not wearing a means of fall protection. He fell from a height of 10 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized to treat a broken leg.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Loading, Order-picker , Platform, Raised platform, Storage Rack

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460433.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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