# Amputations at Zero Mountain - Ft Smith
> OSHA SIR `20181010341` · 10/5/2018 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Zero Mountain - Ft Smith
- **Location:** 8425 Hwy 45 South, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's forklift struck a pallet of product while backing up. His left index finger was caught between the pallet and a leg guard on the forklift, and was amputated.

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