# Amputations at Pipeline Plastics, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021284` · 2/9/2023 · LEVELLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pipeline Plastics, LLC
- **Location:** 2309 Commerce Dr., LEVELLAND, TEXAS, 79336
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift and went to grab a hold of the swinging arm to swing it into place. His hand was caught between the forklift and the swing arm, resulting in a middle finger amputation.

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