# Amputations at SHOOK CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2019021850` · 2/19/2019 · INDEPENDENCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** SHOOK CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 7000 GRANGER ROAD, INDEPENDENCE, OHIO, 44131
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to transfer lumber from a bundle on a forklift into the bed of a truck. The lumber was frozen together, and another employee began to tap it with a hammer. The wood began to slide, and the first employee's hand was caught between the falling wood and a stack of wood. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.

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