# Amputations at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `2016043101` · 4/13/2016 · PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** 500 North Lingle Avenue, PALMYRA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17078
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a scissor assembly on a high reach forklift. A finger was pinched while aligning two holes when the assembly moved resulting in the amputation of the left index fingertip.

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