# Amputations at ACME BRICK
> OSHA SIR `2016076830` · 7/27/2016 · ELGIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bricks and pavers
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** ACME BRICK
- **Location:** 1776 MACDADE RD, ELGIN, TEXAS, 78621
- **NAICS:** 327121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling bricks off of carts that were being moved forward by a forklift. The forklift operator moved the cart forward while the employee's hands were still on the brick, causing his right hand to smash against the metal surface and amputating his right thumb.

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