# Crushing injuries at EASTHAM ENTERPRISES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018032123` · 3/2/2018 · CONVERSE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** EASTHAM ENTERPRISES, INC.
- **Location:** Off of Hwy 77, CONVERSE, LOUISIANA, 71419
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was flagging a forklift operator while he picked up a pipe rack to be moved. The pipe rack fell from the forks of the forklift and landed on the employee's feet, crushing both.

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