# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021032509` · 3/24/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
- **Location:** 15555 Farm to Market Rd. 529, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77001
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 24, 2021, at approximately 8:05 AM, an employee was sweeping the floor. She bent down to pick up the broom and the top of the broom poked her right eye. The employee was hospitalized and had eye surgery.

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