# Amputations at Frito-Lay
> OSHA SIR `2017054294` · 5/11/2017 · JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **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:** Frito-Lay
- **Location:** 2810 Quality Way, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
- **NAICS:** 424450
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was traveling down an aisle in the warehouse when the forklift he was operating veered and struck a support column. His leg became pinned between the body of the forklift and the support column. He sustained multiple fractures to his lower left leg, which was amputated below the knee.

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