# Amputations at Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021289` · 2/7/2018 · BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
- **Location:** 849 Thomas Road, BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60106
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 7, 2018, an employee was operating a powered industrial truck and sustained a partial left thumb amputation when it was caught in a hole on a metal rack.

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