# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
> OSHA SIR `2024021731` · 2/26/2024 · MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine attachments  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
- **Location:** 1 C TREE ROAD, MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA, 74501
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing one of the forklift counterweights to access the controls. The weight slipped and fell forward and the employee's left ring finger was caught between the plate and the forklift frame, resulting in a partial amputation.

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