# Amputations at Verrette Materials Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010826` · 10/16/2019 · SHAWANO, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Verrette Materials Inc.
- **Location:** 1050 Rusch Road, SHAWANO, WISCONSIN, 54166
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were trying to unjam a buckled service door using a forklift. They were using the forks to put pressure on the front of the door. One employee's fingertip got caught between the forks and the steel service door. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle finger.

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