# Amputations at SYSCO DENVER INC
> OSHA SIR `2021108997` · 10/19/2021 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** SYSCO DENVER INC
- **Location:** 3615 Drennan Rd, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tried to maneuver a pallet jack being steered by a co-worker by grabbing the forks when the forks came down onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.

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