# Amputations at Regal Beloit America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020077013` · 7/25/2020 · MCALLEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Regal Beloit America, Inc.
- **Location:** 6801 South Bentsen Road, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78503
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a coil on a press using a forklift with a boom, hook, and chain. The employee was struck on the right side by a forklift and fell to the ground. His right foot was pinned under the forklift resulting in amputation of the right leg just below the knee.

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