# Amputations at HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016043367` · 4/21/2016 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** HUGG AND HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
- **Location:** 5225 Planters Road, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a forklift used in the facility. While the employee's hands were inside the forklift making repairs, the forklift shifted, amputating the employee's left index finger and lacerating his other fingers.

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