# Amputations at Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032656` · 3/13/2019 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## 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:** Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc.
- **Location:** 1919 FM 565 Rd, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was backing up a forklift when his right hand was caught between its cage and a pallet of plywood. His middle and little fingers were amputated above the knuckles.

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