# Amputations at Structural Preservation Systems
> OSHA SIR `2020054538` · 5/15/2020 · HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Tow truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Structural Preservation Systems
- **Location:** 39 Utter Ave, HAWTHORNE, NEW JERSEY, 07506
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift truck when he turned to check his blind spot. As he did, he placed his right hand on the chassis of the forklift. While he was traveling in reverse, his pinky finger was pinched between the chassis and a truck, resulting in a surgical amputation of the finger.

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