# Amputations at Bickers Metal Products Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110632` · 11/17/2023 · CLEVES, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Bickers Metal Products Inc
- **Location:** 5825 Ohio 128, CLEVES, OHIO, 45002
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 17, 2023, an employee was moving angles onto a forklift using a crane. As the employee was guiding the load onto the forks, their right middle and ring fingers were caught between the angles and the forks, resulting in partial amputations to both fingers.

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