# Amputations at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `2022076225` · 7/16/2022 · NORTHLAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** 13401 Ashmore Lane, NORTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76226
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to change a forklift battery. His left hand was pinched between the battery and its compartment, and his index finger was partially amputated.

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