# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at EG America, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024099007` · 9/26/2024 · WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** EG America, LLC
- **Location:** 165 Flanders Road, WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, 01581
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift to place cases of product. His thumb was caught between the vertical bar in the forklift cage and a metal rack, resulting in amputation.

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