# Amputations at Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023099034` · 9/29/2023 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **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:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 7111 Griffin Rd., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66111
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift when it nicked the railroad wheels. The employee's left hand was pinched between the forklift and rail wheel, resulting in a partial left finger amputation.

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