# Amputations at Dal-Tile, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015063927` · 6/20/2015 · MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Dal-Tile, Inc.
- **Location:** 3801 Daltile Road, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA, 74401
- **NAICS:** 327122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying a hopper on a forklift when his hand slipped from the release lever. His finger got caught between the forks and the hopper. His left index fingertip was pinched off, requiring surgical removal to the first knuckle.

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