# Amputations at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018076626` · 7/2/2018 · EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
- **Location:** 4443 Birkland Place, EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18045
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While closing the gate to a lawn and garden area, an employee suffered a pinched finger, causing an amputation to the tip of the finger.

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