# Amputations at Ludowici Roof Tile
> OSHA SIR `20171110813` · 11/9/2017 · NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Ludowici Roof Tile
- **Location:** 4747 Tile Plant Road, NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO, 43764
- **NAICS:** 327120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 9, 2017, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was using a forklift truck to dump a dumpster full of trash. As the dumpster tipped forward, the weight of the dumpster shifted, catching the employee's finger between the fork of the fork truck and the dumpster. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated.

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