Lowe's Home Improvement
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — WILMINGTON, OHIO
| Employer | Lowe's Home Improvement | Report ID | 20201010284 |
| Address | 1175 Rombach Avenue | City, State ZIP | WILMINGTON, OHIO 45177 |
| Event Date | October 29, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Girders, beams, structural steel | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 444190 | Inspection # | 1504258 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.44000, -83.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating an order picker. As the order picker was raised the employee's left hand fingers were caught between the order picker cage and a ceiling I-beam resulting in two broken fingers.
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2020, a worker at Lowe's Home Improvement in WILMINGTON, OHIO suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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