# Amputations at BRZ Granie and Marble LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020109610` · 10/9/2020 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Stone, marble, granite slabs
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** BRZ Granie and Marble LLC
- **Location:** 15700 North IH 35, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78728
- **NAICS:** 423320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing in front of a slab of quartz that was being moved by a forklift. The slab of quartz fell from the forklift and the employee attempted to stop the slab from falling. The slab struck his hand and amputated four fingers.

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