# Amputations involving bone loss at Owens Corning
> OSHA SIR `2024075922` · 7/2/2024 · SEDALIA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and machine attachments  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Owens Corning
- **Location:** 2700 WEST 16TH STREET, SEDALIA, MISSOURI, 65301
- **NAICS:** 327215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying a hopper into an outdoor roll-off container. The employee exited the forklift to dump the hopper when it tilted forward and their left hand was caught between the right fork and the bottom framework of the hopper. The employee sustained partial amputations to their index and middle fingers.

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