OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221614480
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS LLC #1197
WARWICK, RI·
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
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 268
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