# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Ameriforge
> OSHA SIR `2025032706` · 3/21/2025 · SEALY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and machine attachments  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ameriforge
- **Location:** 507 Highway 90 East, SEALY, TEXAS, 77474
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift was being used with a counterweight to punch out the wedge of a die. The forklift operator was working to adjust the counterweight when the forklift attachment bounced back. An employee's fingers were pinched between the forklift forks and the handle of the counterweight. The injured employee's left ring and middle fingertips were amputated.

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