# Amputations at NEBRASKA TRANSPORT CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015064203` · 6/30/2015 · LAVISTA, NEBRASKA
## 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:** NEBRASKA TRANSPORT CO., INC.
- **Location:** 12021 Roberts Rd, LAVISTA, NEBRASKA, 68128
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading/unloading a truck. His left index finger got caught between a forklift blade and its extension mechanism. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left index finger.

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