# Amputations involving bone loss at UNITED FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.
> OSHA SIR `2025054911` · 5/23/2025 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** UNITED FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.
- **Location:** 55 Produce Row, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63118
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a rug entangled in the rear tire of a powered industrial truck (PIT). The PIT was raised and supported by a fork truck jack. The PIT shifted/fell and struck the employee's hand. The employee's index fingertip was amputated and the employee was hospitalized.

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