# Amputations at MAINFREIGHT
> OSHA SIR `2021109296` · 10/28/2021 · EAST POINT, GEORGIA
## 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:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MAINFREIGHT
- **Location:** 4900 N Commerce Drive, EAST POINT, GEORGIA, 30344
- **NAICS:** 561612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 28, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift with attached freight. The forklift drove over a lip ramp and the freight moved slightly. The employee exited the forklift and was trying to stabilize the freight when the freight fell over and caught the employee's left hand against the floor. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.

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