# Amputations at Con Agra Foods, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016088160` · 8/31/2016 · TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Con Agra Foods, Inc
- **Location:** 856 Russet Street, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the battery on a forklift. The battery shifted and smashed the employee's left middle finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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