# Amputations at Elliott Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054347` · 5/18/2016 · BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Elliott Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1509 Hamilton Rd, BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, 71111
- **NAICS:** 335313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks of a fork truck while they were lifted approximately 2 feet in the air when the forks failed and fell, partially amputating his left big toe. He had surgery.

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