# Amputations at Blue Triangle Hardwoods
> OSHA SIR `2020076546` · 7/13/2020 · EVERETT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Triangle Hardwoods
- **Location:** 156 Industrial Boulevard, EVERETT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15537
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying a small garbage dumpster on a forklift into a larger dumpster. The employee pulled a lever, then grabbed onto the dumpster, which moved and pinched the employee's fingertip between the two dumpsters. The fingertip was partially amputated.

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