# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Lowe's Company Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2024010820` · 1/26/2024 · FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Wood building materials  unspecified form
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Company Incorporated
- **Location:** 774 Beal PK Way NW Fort Walton Beach, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 32547
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a load of wood that was being placed on top of another load of wood by a forklift. The load tilted and crushed the employee's hand.

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