Lowes Home Improvement LLC

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations involving bone loss — LEWES, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lowes Home Improvement LLC in LEWES, DELAWARE
Employer Lowes Home Improvement LLC Report ID 2024043678
Address 20364 Plantations Road City, State ZIP LEWES, DELAWARE 19958
Event Date April 27, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Fences
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # 1745976
GPS Coordinates 38.74000, -75.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually operating the garden center's perimeter garden gate when his right index finger became caught in the fence. The employee was hospitalized and the top portion of his right index finger was amputated. Further surgery will be required.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2024, a worker at Lowes Home Improvement LLC in LEWES, DELAWARE suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with fences identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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