# Amputations at Westrock
> OSHA SIR `20161010135` · 10/27/2016 · WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
## 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:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Westrock
- **Location:** 6200 N. I35 E, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a pallet jack. He lifted the pallet jack by hand. When he went to lower the pallet jack, the wheel mechanism severed his right index finger at the first joint.

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