# Fractures at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019055162` · 5/21/2019 · SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
- **Location:** 50421 Valley Plaza Drive, SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO, 43950
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spotting for a forklift operated by a coworker. The employee attempted to pick up debris behind the forklift and was struck by the forklift, suffering a left tibia fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

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