# Amputations at INDEPENDENCE TUBE CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018099263` · 9/7/2018 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## 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:** INDEPENDENCE TUBE CORPORATION
- **Location:** 2000 INDEPENDENCE AVE NW, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 7, 2018, at about 6:15 a.m., an employee was using a forklift to empty a trash hopper when the hopper shifted. The employee's middle finger was then caught between the hopper and the forks of the forklift, resulting in a medical amputation of the fingertip.

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