# Amputations at Supervalue Pittsburgh DC
> OSHA SIR `2016053734` · 5/3/2016 · NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Overhead hoists, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Battery-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Supervalue Pittsburgh DC
- **Location:** 5400 Paintersville Road, NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15672
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a battery out of a forklift with a hydraulic chain lift system and crushed his finger between a chain and the battery. The injury required surgical amputation of the finger.

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