# Amputations at Agropur Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010245` · 10/25/2017 · JEROME, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Agropur Inc.
- **Location:** 547 West Nez Perce Ave, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to move a barrel back onto a forklift when the pallet broke. The barrel then shifted, pinching the employee's finger between the barrel and the forklift mast. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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