# Amputations at Black & Veatch
> OSHA SIR `2017021492` · 2/15/2017 · SMITHTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Black & Veatch
- **Location:** 446 Smithton Pike Road, SMITHTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15479
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a Lull operator offload crates of switch gear from a truck when one crate became caught on another. The Lull operator then tilted the forks down. The products slid down and pinched the employee's right fingertip, amputating it.

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