# Amputations at J.R. Simplot Company
> OSHA SIR `20171111386` · 11/30/2017 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Simplot Company
- **Location:** 3630 Gateway Drive, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58203
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a battery on a forklift when his left index finger was pinched and amputated between a spreader bar and a hook.

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