Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Lowe's Distribution Center
Start: 5/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054713 · 5/29/2024 · Lowe's Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Parts and materials unspecified
Secondary source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing

Employer

Name: Lowe's Distribution Center
Location: 2651 Ham Brown Road, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34746
NAICS: 452311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was straightening the frame of the hydraulic press. The metal base that was laying on top of the frame fell onto his hand causing a laceration to his left ring finger that required surgery.

Source

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