# Amputations at Aldi Distribution Center - Denton Division
> OSHA SIR `2020010319` · 1/12/2020 · DENTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Aldi Distribution Center - Denton Division
- **Location:** 2500 Westcourt Rd., DENTON, TEXAS, 76207
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to reposition a ride-along pallet jack between steel racking units in a freezer when the pallet jack hit an upright. The employee's hand was outside the steering guard at the time and was caught between the steel upright and the frame of the pallet jack. As a result, the employee's left pinky finger was amputated.

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