# Amputations at Barrett Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098619` · 9/10/2020 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Barrett Inc.
- **Location:** 10 Columbus Circle, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an electric pallet jack to offload a delivery truck at a loading dock. The pallet jack's front wheels retracted and the employee's left ring finger was caught in the pinch point. The employee suffered a fracture and amputation to the last joint of the finger.

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