# Amputations at Distribution International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010240` · 10/25/2017 · LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Distribution International, Inc.
- **Location:** 11-40 Borden Ave., LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reversing a forklift when he struck a metal rack. His hand was caught between the forklift and the rack, causing an amputation.

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