# Amputations at Meeks Lumbar Yard LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181213056` · 12/20/2018 · MOUNT VERNON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Meeks Lumbar Yard LLC
- **Location:** 211 S Spring Park Rd, MOUNT VERNON, MISSOURI, 65712
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a forklift operator by pointing out where the forks on the lift needed to go. His left index finger was caught between the forks and some lumber, causing lacerations and an amputation of the fingertip.

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