# Amputations at IndoCarb Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017076574` · 7/17/2017 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** IndoCarb Corporation
- **Location:** 633 Napor Blvd, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15205
- **NAICS:** 325182
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift operator stack empty sacks on a pallet. The forks of the fork truck were raised, and the employee's right index finger became stuck in an open hole in the fork, amputating his fingertip.

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