# Amputations at MORTON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
> OSHA SIR `20191111807` · 11/13/2019 · MEXICO, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MORTON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
- **Location:** 1300 Littleby Rd., MEXICO, MISSOURI, 65265
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching forks to a delivery truck. The employee was clearing snow and ice from a pin hole when the fork was pushed to slide it into place. The employee's right index finger was amputated beyond the third knuckle.

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