# Amputations at Cabelas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032354` · 3/18/2016 · TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cabelas, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Distribution Road, TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA, 26059
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 18, 2016, at approximately 6:15 a.m., an employee was operating a stand-up forklift and traveling toward the battery changing area when his left hand made contact with the overhead racking system, amputating his left pinky finger near the knuckle.

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