# Amputations at Mount Franklin Foods
> OSHA SIR `2020065157` · 6/3/2020 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Mount Franklin Foods
- **Location:** 1800 Northwestern Dr., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79912
- **NAICS:** 311911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 8:55 p.m., an employee trying to dump waste into a large container using a forklift with a self-dumping attachment. As the forks were raised, the load shifted and pinched his left ring finger, partially amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.

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