# Amputations at HEB
> OSHA SIR `2015085341` · 8/1/2015 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** HEB
- **Location:** 12860 Research Blvd, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78750
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a produce truck using a powered pallet jack. He backed into a parked forklift and his arm got caught between the forklift's arms. He amputated his right middle fingertip.

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