# Amputations at Lear Corporation, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108740` · 10/4/2022 · HEBRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lear Corporation, Inc.
- **Location:** 180 N High St, HEBRON, OHIO, 43025
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift down an aisle to return an empty hopper. The hopper shifted on the forks, causing the cable that connected the container and the forklift to snap. The employee's finger was struck by the metal cable and he sustained a partial amputation of the left middle finger.

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