# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Lowe's
> OSHA SIR `2024021132` · 2/6/2024 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
- **Secondary source:** Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's
- **Location:** 5602 Avenue U, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11234
- **NAICS:** 451110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking a load of drywall using a forklift. As he adjusted the load, his right index finger was caught between two pieces of sheetrock and was lacerated to the bone. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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