# Amputations at Ardagh Glass, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017065918` · 6/28/2017 · SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Ardagh Glass, Inc
- **Location:** 4241 Hwy 563, SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA, 71275
- **NAICS:** 327213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing up a forklift. His hand was on the overhead rail when he struck a cage and overhead pipe guard. His right hand was caught between the overhead rail and the pipe guard, amputating his index finger at the middle knuckle.

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