# Amputations at Equistar Chemicals, LP
> OSHA SIR `2021076080` · 7/23/2021 · BAY CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Equistar Chemicals, LP
- **Location:** 17042 State Highway 60 South, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 6:00 p.m. on July 23, 2021, an employee was using a forklift to empty a pellet hopper into a roll-off box. The hopper bounced back and the employee's left index finger was pinched between the forklift fork and the hopper's channel iron base. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

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