# Amputations at Resource Plus Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010420` · 1/15/2020 · ZANESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Furniture and fixtures, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Resource Plus Inc.
- **Location:** Lowe's Hardware, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43701
- **NAICS:** 561499
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been using a pry bar to remove a sign (weighing 150 lbs.) from an endcap. The employee was holding the structure when the sign came loose and fell, striking and amputating their right thumb.

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