# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Olympia Chimney Supply, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2024065123` · 6/10/2024 · PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Hoppers  except confined space
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Olympia Chimney Supply, Incorporated
- **Location:** 450 Centerpoint Boulevard, PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18640
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to dump a hopper into a dumpster. The employee used his left hand to pull the lever on the hopper to release the materials into the dumpster while placing his right hand on the forks of the forklift. When the employee pulled the lever, the hopper jolted back and struck the employee's right hand, crushing his fingertips. The employee suffered amputation of the right index and middle fingertips.

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