Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a company that constructs and maintains railroad tracks, was using a forklift to remove railroad ties from a stack of ties. The railroad ties did not move from the stack. Employee #1 parked and descended from the forklift and moved the railroad ties that were on the lift's forks to secure them onto the forks. As he moved the ties, one fell from the stack and crushed Employee #1's right middle finger. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of his finger.