Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Start: 3/3/2023

1 amputation · 2023032012 · 3/3/2023 · Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
Location: 2194 State Rt 35, HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY, 07733
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to move a load of sheetrock. He reached forward to adjust a spacer and the load dropped while the employee's hand was beneath it resulting in an amputation to the right index fingertip.

Source

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