# Amputations at SAM DONG OHIO, INC
> OSHA SIR `2019055495` · 5/31/2019 · DELAWARE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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
## Employer
- **Name:** SAM DONG OHIO, INC
- **Location:** 801 PITTSBURGH DR., DELAWARE, OHIO, 43015
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually trying to slide the forks over on a forklift. A finger on his left hand was caught between the fork and the forklift's carriage (a piece that hung down). The fingertip was amputated.

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