# Amputations at Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032496` · 3/13/2018 · MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2630 South Jefferson, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75456
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to load a bundle of steel plates onto a trailer that had wood timbers installed on it. He tried to reposition the timber with the forklift and then with his hand. He bumped the forklift controls and his right hand was caught, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

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