# Amputations at PIONEER FORGE
> OSHA SIR `2016021398` · 2/15/2016 · PIONEER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-gravity and nonpowered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PIONEER FORGE
- **Location:** 101 INDUSTRIAL AVE., PIONEER, OHIO, 43554
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about February 15, 2016, an employee suffered the amputation of their right index fingertip when it was caught between a conveyor that was being moved on a forklift and a press.

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