# Amputations at Pilgrims Pride
> OSHA SIR `2017098889` · 9/16/2017 · LUFKIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrims Pride
- **Location:** 1800 W. Frank Ave., LUFKIN, TEXAS, 75904
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing the handle of a pallet jack. The spring in the handle was broken and as the employee started to disassemble the handle, the handle fell and caught his fingers between the frame and handle, amputating two fingertips on the left hand.

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