# Amputations at Goldin Metals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087462` · 8/15/2023 · BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Goldin Metals, Inc.
- **Location:** 3341 Highway 90, BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA, 70518
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift was lowering a stack of metal panels when the weight of the panels caused the forklift to tilt. The panels slid off the forks, striking an employee's right middle finger. The employee sustained an amputation.

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