# Amputations at Green Circle Growers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021119557` · 11/4/2021 · OBERLIN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Lamp posts, street lights
## Employer
- **Name:** Green Circle Growers, Inc.
- **Location:** 15809 OH-511, OBERLIN, OHIO, 44074
- **NAICS:** 111422
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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