# Amputations at U-Haul Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054852` · 5/17/2018 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U-Haul Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 505 East Capitol Drive, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53212
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was watching a forklift operator remove a pallet from a semi-trailer when he reached down to catch a box falling off a pallet. The forklift operator maneuvered the pallet into the trailer wall, causing the employee's finger to become caught between the two. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

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