# Amputations at Superior Packaging & Distribution
> OSHA SIR `2017099019` · 9/20/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Packaging & Distribution
- **Location:** 7707 Wallaceville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77020
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to bag ground-up dirt that is used for drilling operations. As he was removing a hook from a metal rack, the forklift moved forward and the mast struck his right middle finger, smashing it and amputating the fingertip.

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