# Amputations at Land O Lakes
> OSHA SIR `2016076752` · 7/25/2016 · KENT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Land O Lakes
- **Location:** 2001 Mogadore Rd., KENT, OHIO, 44240
- **NAICS:** 424590
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right index finger was caught and injured while installing a battery into a fork truck. The employee was utilizing a "hoist" to lower the battery and bumped the control lowering the battery too fast and pinching his finger.

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