# Amputations at AAFES Waco Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2020010422` · 1/15/2020 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** AAFES Waco Distribution Center
- **Location:** 1801 Exchange Parkway, WACO, TEXAS, 76712
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane to lift a forklift battery for cleaning when his left middle finger was caught in the crane clamp, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.

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