# Amputations at Action Lift Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017098687` · 9/11/2017 · PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Action Lift Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Memco Dr., PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18640
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 11, 2017, at approximately 1:30 PM, two employees were performing service on a forklift (one employee was adjusting tension on the fan belt/the second was lubing the steering axle). The second employee attempted to start the forklift and the first employee's left hand was caught between the fan belt and pulley, amputating the middle, ring and pinky fingertips.

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