# Amputations at Otto's Imported Cars Ltd
> OSHA SIR `20161012016` · 10/14/2016 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Otto's Imported Cars Ltd
- **Location:** 1275 Wilmington Pike, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19382
- **NAICS:** 441229
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a PIT to carry a plastic 55 gallon drum. The drum became wedged between the forks. When the employee tried to maneuver the drum, his pinky finger was caught resulting in a partial amputation.

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