# Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Cox Machine Inc - Wichita Division
> OSHA SIR `2025076740` · 7/11/2025 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle and machine attachments  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cox Machine Inc - Wichita Division
- **Location:** 5338 W 21st St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67205
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had utilized a forklift to move a metal recycling bin into position to empty the bin. The employee exited the forklift to empty the chips manually. The employee pushed the lever on the bin to dump the chips and their finger got pinched between the bin and the forklift. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated without loss of bone.

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