# Amputations at Proto Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023075886` · 7/3/2023 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Proto Corporation
- **Location:** 10500 47th St N, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a mold change to a rotary thermoformer. The table that was being lifted by a forklift fell onto the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in amputation.

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