RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK—
Lowe's Home Improvement, LLC
Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
An employee was moving a toolbox from a pallet to the sales floor when his left middle finger got caught between the toolbox and the concrete floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the distal digit.
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