# Amputations at Lowe's Home Centers, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032012` · 3/3/2023 · HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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