# Crushing injuries at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018043273` · 4/5/2018 · GROVE CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
- **Location:** Customer's Home, GROVE CITY, OHIO, 43123
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was finishing delivery to a customer's home. The employee's left thumb was crushed in the gate on the back of the truck while closing it.

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