# Amputations at Amazon.com Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023075863` · 7/1/2023 · ELWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon.com Services, LLC
- **Location:** 4300 South Brandon Road, ELWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60421
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an order picker. While the equipment was moving up, the employee reached above and their index finger was caught between the outer mast and lifting system. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.

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