# Cuts, lacerations at Lowes Home Improvement Store
> OSHA SIR `20181111699` · 11/13/2018 · SIDNEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowes Home Improvement Store
- **Location:** 2700 Michigan Street, SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
- **NAICS:** 444130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking a microwave on a shelf when the microwave fell and struck his head. He suffered a head laceration and lost consciousness.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*