# Amputations at Amazon Fulfillment Center
> OSHA SIR `2016099065` · 9/24/2016 · LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon Fulfillment Center
- **Location:** 2201 Thornton Road, LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30122
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when he lost control of the vehicle and jumped from it. The truck severed his lower left leg, which had to be surgically amputated.

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