# Amputations at Big Country Energy Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017088297` · 8/29/2017 · CHARLSON, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Country Energy Services LLC
- **Location:** Tarantaise CTB, CHARLSON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58763
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to reposition the fork on a telehandler. His right pinky finger was between the fork and the mounting bracket when the fork shifted and swung back, crushing his pinky finger.

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