# Amputations at Sierra Nevada Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022043136` · 4/8/2022 · HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA
## 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:** Sierra Nevada Corporation
- **Location:** Hurlburt Field, HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA, 32544
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator was preparing a forklift with extenders for an oversized load. An extender slipped and pinched her finger against the existing fork resulting in amputation of a fingertip on the right hand.

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