# Amputations at Langboard, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181111705` · 11/13/2018 · QUITMAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Langboard, Inc
- **Location:** 320 Langboard Lane, QUITMAN, GEORGIA, 31643
- **NAICS:** 321219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping install a fork onto a forklift. The employee's right index finger was pinched when the fork snapped onto the carriage, and the fingertip was torn.

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