# Amputations at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2018055237` · 5/29/2018 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** S1 Building, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a walkie rider while trying to reach a pallet on a rack when the employee's left hand was caught between the walkie control and the racking. The employee suffered a left middle fingertip amputation and a fractured finger. The employee's index finger required stitches.

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