# Amputations at Fed Ex Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `2017077122` · 7/29/2017 · EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Fed Ex Supply Chain
- **Location:** 2701 S Banker Street, EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS, 62401
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 29, 2017, an employee operating a forklift received an injury that resulted in the amputation of the lower right leg.

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