# Amputations at ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018021128` · 2/2/2018 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in  nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.
- **Location:** 3201 EAST DIVISION STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65802
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was standing next to his forklift replenishing the roller racks (by hand). Another forklift operator passed by and struck the injured employee's forklift, which pinned his left foot between his forklift stabilizing arm and the rack resulting in amputation of two-thirds of his left big toe.

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