# Amputations at Glenn Machine Works
> OSHA SIR `2022021489` · 2/15/2022 · OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Glenn Machine Works
- **Location:** 8100 Hwy 57, OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI, 39564
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to replace a tilt cylinder on a forklift. A second forklift was being used to lift the forklift that was being repaired. The lifted forklift slipped and pinned the employee's fingers between the cylinder and frame. Four fingers on the employee's right hand were amputated.

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