# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Ardex Laboratories, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010872` · 1/29/2024 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Barrels, drums, cans  nonpressurized
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ardex Laboratories, Inc.
- **Location:** 2050 Byberry Road, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19116
- **NAICS:** 541711
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 29, 2024, employee 1 was removing a 55-gallon drum from the stock area when it tipped over on its side. Employee 2 tried to lift up the drum with a forklift, but the drum slipped off the forks and crushed employee 1's right little finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

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