# Amputations involving bone loss at Frito-Lay, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024032620` · 3/23/2024 · DAYVILLE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Road signs, poles  except utility
## Employer
- **Name:** Frito-Lay, Inc.
- **Location:** 1886 Upper Maple Street, DAYVILLE, CONNECTICUT, 06241
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving around a staged pallet in an aisle on a ride-on pallet jack. During a turn the forks hit a stanchion, causing the pallet to hit the bracket. This resulted in a crushed right little finger that was amputated.

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