# Amputations at FORD MOTOR COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2020076205` · 7/2/2020 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- **Location:** 3663 Lake Shore Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14219
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a hydraulic cylinder onto a forklift using an overhead crane. While manually maneuvering the cylinder into place, the employee s left thumb was pinched between the cylinder and the forklift carriage resulting an amputation up to the first knuckle.

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