# Amputations at Fox, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019076661` · 7/2/2019 · PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Walls
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Fox, Inc.
- **Location:** 11 Hamilton Street, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, 07505
- **NAICS:** 334220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift was used to lift a set wall, which weighed several hundred pounds, so an employee could shim it. The forklift blade was inserted beneath a metal beam that the 10' by 8' wall sat on, causing the beam to bend when it was lifted. When the employee attempted to shim the wall, his left pinky finger was crushed/pinched, resulting in a partial amputation.

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