# Amputations at SUPERIOR ESSEX
> OSHA SIR `2020098431` · 9/3/2020 · HOISINGTON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** SUPERIOR ESSEX
- **Location:** 75 E. STATE RD #4, HOISINGTON, KANSAS, 67544
- **NAICS:** 335931
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making repairs on a jacket line using a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift's forks and a clamp. The thumb tip was amputated.

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