# Amputations at United States Cold Storage
> OSHA SIR `2015074774` · 7/17/2015 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Batteries other than automotive
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Cold Storage
- **Location:** 1602 Island St., LAREDO, TEXAS, 78041
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up some battery cells from the floor of the shop using a forklift. The battery cells were being secured by the employee, but the batteries slid off and his hand got caught between the battery and the floor. He was wearing gloves. The fleshy part of the finger was severed from the hand.

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