# Amputations at CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016054718` · 5/29/2016 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** CERES MARINE TERMINALS, INC.
- **Location:** Virginia International Gateway Terminals, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While driving a straddle carrier, an employee collided with a second straddle carrier being driven by a coworker. The employee's carrier tipped over, amputating the employee's left leg above the knee.

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