Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Lowe's Regional Distribution Center
Start: 9/30/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021098422 · 9/30/2021 · Lowe's Regional Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Lowe's Regional Distribution Center
Location: 955 Lowes Lane, MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS, 75457
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a steering unit on a forklift. As he was lowering the jack, his right ring finger was caught between the lift and steering assembly, resulting in an injury that required surgery.

Source

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