# Amputations at CARGILL INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022086941` · 8/6/2022 · SIDNEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CARGILL INC.
- **Location:** 2400 Industrial Dr., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
- **NAICS:** 311224
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 6, 2022, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift when it struck a fixed post. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift and the post, resulting in an amputation to the thumb.

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