Lowe's Home Improvement Store 671

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate — Amputations — WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lowe's Home Improvement Store 671 in WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lowe's Home Improvement Store 671 Report ID 2020032112
Address 355 Washington Road City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15301
Event Date March 4, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate Source of Injury Gates
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -80.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing the gate to the pipe storage area (bullpen) and caught a finger between the gate stop and the gate resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2020, a worker at Lowe's Home Improvement Store 671 in WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by or caught in swinging door or gate, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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