# Amputations at BUNZL Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2021064882` · 6/15/2021 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BUNZL Distribution Center
- **Location:** 10551 N CONGRESS AVE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64151
- **NAICS:** 424130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift down an aisle. The forklift struck a piece of wood, went out of control, and hit a rack. The employee's right thumb was crushed between the rack and forklift resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.

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