# Amputations at Aviva Metals
> OSHA SIR `20181112214` · 11/28/2018 · LORAIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Aviva Metals
- **Location:** 5311 W. River Rd., LORAIN, OHIO, 44055
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 28, 2018, an employee was unloading bars with a forklift and then reversed in order to realign the forklift. The forklift mast was elevated at the time and hit a cross beam overhead, causing his forklift to overturn. His fingers were caught between the overhead guard and a concrete column, resulting in finger amputations.

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