# Amputations at Pepsi Beverages North America-Springfield, MO Distribution Warehouse
> OSHA SIR `2023043821` · 4/28/2023 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepsi Beverages North America-Springfield, MO Distribution Warehouse
- **Location:** 2200 East Turner Street, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 312111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a walkie-rider and backing into a pallet that was on racking. While elevating the pallet to remove it from the racking, the employee's left middle finger became caught between the mast of the walkie-rider and a racking shelf. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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