# Amputations at Marshall's Atlanta Merchants, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098761` · 9/22/2023 · DECATUR, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** Marshall's Atlanta Merchants, Inc.
- **Location:** 2300 Miller Rd, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift during a training activity. The employee attempted to maneuver the forklift through two cones to complete a driving drill when the forklift struck a guardrail. The employee s left hand was caught between the forklift and the guardrail, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.

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