# Amputations at Valu Merchandisers Company
> OSHA SIR `2016088004` · 8/25/2016 · FORT SCOTT, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Valu Merchandisers Company
- **Location:** 4805 Campbell Dr, FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, 66701
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a standing dock forklift and got his foot caught between a pole and the forklift. The employee's left foot was crushed and partially amputated at the hospital.

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