# Amputations at Behlen Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2023042996` · 4/4/2023 · COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Behlen Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 4025 East 23rd Street, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68602
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift to transport a die. The transport shackle shifted, pinching the employee's finger between the shackle and the edge of the die. They sustained a left index finger amputation at the first joint.

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