# Amputations involving bone loss at Evergreen Recycling LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2025032642` · 3/19/2025 · CLYDE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Machinery  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Evergreen Recycling LLC.
- **Location:** 202 Watertower Drive, CLYDE, OHIO, 43410
- **NAICS:** 326112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 19, 2025, an employee was operating a forklift and was shutting off a line by pushing the stop button on the control panel. The employee's right little finger was caught between the control panel and the guard on the forklift, resulting in a partial amputation just before the first knuckle.

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