# Amputations at Nextran Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021097994` · 9/16/2021 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nextran Corporation
- **Location:** 6801 NW 74th Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33166
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was assisting another employee to tow a forklift that needed repair. He grabbed a chain and was about to insert it on the forks when his left middle finger got caught between the chain and a fork. The finger was medically amputated at the first bone.

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