# Amputations at Jones Potato Chips
> OSHA SIR `2023032420` · 3/17/2023 · MANSFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Jones Potato Chips
- **Location:** 823 Bowman Street, MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44903
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 17, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift in a production area. As he backed up the forklift, it struck an oil tank. His right hand was caught between the tank and a vertical rail on the forklift, and his right ring and middle fingers were amputated at the first knuckle.

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