# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Lowe's Home Improvement
> OSHA SIR `2024054617` · 5/26/2024 · TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Improvement
- **Location:** 1005 Village Center Drive, TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA, 15084
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A cashier was working at the cash register when his feet got tangled up in a scanner cord. The employee tripped and fell, resulting in a right knee injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

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