# Amputations at DAVISCO FOOD INTERNATIONAL DBA JEROME CHEESE CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016054283` · 5/17/2016 · JEROME, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** DAVISCO FOOD INTERNATIONAL DBA JEROME CHEESE CO.
- **Location:** 47 WEST 100 SOUTH, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
- **NAICS:** 445299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork popped off the frame and pinched the employee's left middle and ring fingers. The employee's middle finger was partially amputated, and the ring finger required sutures.

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