# Crushing injuries at Lee Staffing
> OSHA SIR `2015052670` · 5/6/2015 · LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lee Staffing
- **Location:** Mountville Mills, Inc. Plant 2, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to place a mold on a pallet. The injured employee was removing a 4"x4" post from under the mold. The mold tipped, crushing the injured employee's left thumb.

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