# Amputations at PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022076559` · 7/26/2022 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.
- **Location:** Equipment Storage Area 5901 Terminal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70115
- **NAICS:** 483211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove the forks from the carriage of a non-functioning forklift. The carriage, along with the fork being removed, fell to the ground about a foot below, landing on the employee's gloved right hand. His index, middle, and ring fingertips were caught under the fork and degloved. The fingertips were medically amputated.

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