# Amputations at U-Haul Co. of Kansas
> OSHA SIR `2016099178` · 9/29/2016 · MANHATTAN, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U-Haul Co. of Kansas
- **Location:** 2749 Eureka Terrace, MANHATTAN, KANSAS, 66503
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker change the forks on a forklift when the fork dropped on his finger. The fork crushed his right-hand middle finger, amputating the tip just above the first knuckle.

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