# Amputations at Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087263` · 8/10/2023 · OPELIKA, ALABAMA
## 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:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
- **Location:** Jo-Ann Distribution Center, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801
- **NAICS:** 451130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a standing forklift and tried to prevent boxes from falling. His left little finger was crushed between the forklift and metal shelving resulting in amputation.

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