# Amputations at Reliance Test & Technology
> OSHA SIR `20161211570` · 12/12/2016 · EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Reliance Test & Technology
- **Location:** Range 64-B, EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA, 32542
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up concrete cylinder targets on a gun range. A forklift was pressing a metal plate against the cylinders to help position them tightly as the employee was using his hands to position them. His thumb was then caught between the metal plate and concrete cylinder, tearing some skin off his thumb tip and requiring surgical amputation.

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