# Amputations at Westlake Chemical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022021103` · 2/6/2022 · ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Westlake Chemical Corporation
- **Location:** 715 Highway 25 S, ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39730
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring trash from a dumpster into a larger container using a forklift. The employee actuated the lever and the dumpster shifted. The employee's left hand was caught between the dumpster and the forklift, resulting in a partial amputation of their index finger.

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