# Amputations at LaFrance Corp
> OSHA SIR `2019065997` · 6/14/2019 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** LaFrance Corp
- **Location:** 4820 Middle Avenue, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34234
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a molding machine on two 3-by-4 pieces of wood on the forks of a forklift. When the wood was adjusted, the employee's right thumb tip was caught between the wood and the forks and was amputated.

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