# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Lowe's Regional Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2021098422` · 9/30/2021 · MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Regional Distribution Center
- **Location:** 955 Lowes Lane, MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS, 75457
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a steering unit on a forklift. As he was lowering the jack, his right ring finger was caught between the lift and steering assembly, resulting in an injury that required surgery.

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