# Amputations at Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1
> OSHA SIR `2021119618` · 11/7/2021 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1
- **Location:** 550 Oak Ridge Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.

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