# Amputations at Lowes
> OSHA SIR `20181111687` · 11/13/2018 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowes
- **Location:** 1333 Schaeffer Rd, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 5:00 p.m., on 11/13/2018, an employee attempted to cut a plastic piece hanging from his ink pen using a utility knife. The knife missed the plastic piece and instead amputated his left middle fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*