Lowes Home Center LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — MURPHY, TEXAS
| Employer | Lowes Home Center LLC | Report ID | 2021010611 |
| Address | 111 East Farm to Market Road 544 | City, State ZIP | MURPHY, TEXAS 75094 |
| Event Date | January 22, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Industry (NAICS) | 444110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.01000, -96.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was descending a scissor lift when his finger got caught on the latch of the scissor lift. The employee sustained an amputation to the left ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 22, 2021, a worker at Lowes Home Center LLC in MURPHY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 121 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. injuries.
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