# Amputations involving bone loss at Lincoln Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `20241110832` · 11/20/2024 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Vehicle and machine front attachments
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lincoln Electric Company
- **Location:** 22801 St. Clair Ave., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44117
- **NAICS:** 333992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a forklift chain back onto the roller. As he was doing this, the mast/forks dropped and his thumbs were caught between the chain and roller, resulting in the amputation of his thumbs.

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