# Amputations at Sysco International Food Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118216` · 11/2/2015 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sysco International Food Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 3100 Hilton Street, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32209
- **NAICS:** 424420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was having a difficult time closing the latch of a shipping container door. This employee was standing beside the shipping container door by the handle while another employee, who was operating a forklift, pushed the latch of the container's door per the injured employee's command. The fork struck the injured employee's right hand middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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