Amputations

Name: Amputations at LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.
Start: 4/7/2020

1 amputation · 2020043154 · 4/7/2020 · LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Engine parts and accessories, unspecified

Employer

Name: LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.
Location: 1550 COMMERCE DR., VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 1:40 p.m. on April 7, 2020, two employees were replacing a 150-pound drive unit on a forklift. The drive unit shifted and fell onto one employee's left index finger, pinning it against a nearby floor jack. The finger was amputated above the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown