# Amputations at ALPHA PACKAGING
> OSHA SIR `2022065327` · 6/19/2022 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** ALPHA PACKAGING
- **Location:** 1555 PAGE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63132
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were sliding a 1,000-pound mold onto the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT). The mold shifted on the forks and an employee's middle finger was pinched between the mold and the forks. The fingertip was amputated.

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