# Amputations at Owens & Minor
> OSHA SIR `2022098279` · 9/19/2022 · DEL RIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Owens & Minor
- **Location:** 14 Finegan Rd., DEL RIO, TEXAS, 78840
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was being trained on material handling equipment when they attempted to stop the forklift by reaching out their hand. The employee's hand got caught in warehouse racking, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.

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