# Amputations at Praxair Distribution, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096388` · 9/2/2015 · BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Praxair Distribution, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Janacek Road, BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN, 53045
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to gather merchandise. His right index finger got caught and amputated between the side of the forklift and the horizontal bracket.

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