# Amputations at Polystar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015086286` · 8/31/2015 · STOW, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Polystar Inc.
- **Location:** 1676 Commerce Drive, STOW, OHIO, 44224
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks of a forklift when the fork settled into position, crushing his finger. It was later amputated.

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