# Amputations at Great Lakes Heavy Haul
> OSHA SIR `2018099254` · 9/7/2018 · KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Heavy Haul
- **Location:** 1580 Grinnell Road, KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, 60901
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator had walked away from a forklift when an employee noticed the forks were covered with gravel. The employee was removing the gravel by hand when the forklift operator returned and began operating the forklift, unaware that the employee was below.  The forks then crushed the employee's right index finger, resulting in a medical amputation of the fingertip.

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