# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Gourmet Nut
> OSHA SIR `20241110379` · 11/6/2024 · PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Ropes, ties, chains  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** Gourmet Nut
- **Location:** 144 Grant Street, PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY, 08861
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator was putting away a pallet when he noticed that the metal net supporting the pallet seemed out of alignment. While he was trying to adjust the net, one of his fingers was trapped between the metal net and a warehouse rack. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

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