# Amputations at ESTES EXPRESS LINES
> OSHA SIR `2020087468` · 8/7/2020 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** ESTES EXPRESS LINES
- **Location:** 4601 SPEAKER ROAD, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66106
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sitting on the seat of a forklift when he stuck his arm through the mast of his forklift to scan freight. The cord from his scan gun caught the lever to move the mast up and down, causing the mast to retract and come down on his right arm. As a result, he suffered a right arm amputation.

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