# Amputations at Myriad Electrical Company
> OSHA SIR `2020065988` · 6/26/2020 · PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Lamp posts, street lights
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Myriad Electrical Company
- **Location:** 4900 Mobile Hwy, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32506
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 26, 2020, at 7:00 PM, an employee was guiding a light pole being lifted by a forklift down onto a platform. The pole then swung into the employee's hand, pinning it between the pole and the forklift. His left hand was crushed and he suffered finger amputations.

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