Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221614480

LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC #1197

Event
Box, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Lost Balance, Neck, Reaching, Rolling, Stocking, Storage Rack
NAICS
444110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347086480
Employer profile
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC #1197
Summary number
221614480
Report ID
0112300

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on November 5, 2023, an employee had picked up a box, which was on the floor, and was using a rolling mobile ladder to put stock back on a shelf. The employee was restocking a box using a mobile ladder and stopped on the stairs. He then reached over the side rail to put the box on the shelf but lost his balance. The employee fell down the stairs onto the floor, hitting the back of his head and neck. The employee was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    268

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