# Amputations at GOLDBERG BROTHERS INC.
> OSHA SIR `20171110723` · 11/7/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** GOLDBERG BROTHERS INC.
- **Location:** 8000 E. 40TH AVE., DENVER, COLORADO, 80207
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a dock plate onto a trailer using a forklift and metal chain. While he was attempting to fix a dock flap on the dock plate, the plate fell and crushed his left hand/fingers, resulting in a partial amputation of his left middle finger.

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