# Amputations at Pruitt Tool & Supply Co., Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019033272` · 3/29/2019 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pruitt Tool & Supply Co., Inc
- **Location:** 9700 Aire Circle, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72918
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a forklift driver with moving flanges. The last flange fell over. The  employee walked over to stand the flange up. The employee picked up the flange and it slipped from his hand. The employee's left ring finger was crushed between the flange and a pallet and amputated.

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