# Amputations at Apalachee Pole Company
> OSHA SIR `2020032919` · 3/31/2020 · BRISTOL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Apalachee Pole Company
- **Location:** 18601 NW County Road 112, BRISTOL, FLORIDA, 32321
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a wheel on a kiln cart. He was aligning the wheel with the wheel bracket when the wheel dropped down and pinched his left middle finger, amputating 1/3-inch from the fingertip.

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