# Amputations at Crown Lift Trucks
> OSHA SIR `2023098850` · 9/25/2023 · NORTHLAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Crown Lift Trucks
- **Location:** 4100 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, NORTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76262
- **NAICS:** 333924
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 25, 2023, a forklift maintenance technician was removing a fork from the lift truck when the fork slipped from the employee's grip. His finger was pinched between the fork and the carriage, resulting in an amputation of the right ring finger just below the nail.

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