# Amputations at Brinkmann Constructors
> OSHA SIR `2022032237` · 3/11/2022 · OLATHE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Brinkmann Constructors
- **Location:** West 159th St. and Old 56 HWY, OLATHE, KANSAS, 66062
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting forks on a forklift. The employee's right thumb was caught between the forks and the tip was amputated.

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