# Amputations at Excel Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210712` · 12/14/2021 · HESSTON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Excel Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 200 S. Ridge Road, HESSTON, KANSAS, 67062
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to empty a hopper when her finger was pinched between the hopper container and the forks, resulting in an amputation.

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