# Amputations at The Boeing Company,, MICHOUD OPERATIONS
> OSHA SIR `2023109378` · 10/10/2023 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Boeing Company,, MICHOUD OPERATIONS
- **Location:** 13800 OLD GENTILLY RD., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70129
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using a forklift and wood dunnage to center a load of aluminum plates onto a transport trailer. The injured employee's finger was crushed between the dunnage and the aluminum plates, resulting in amputation.

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