# Amputations at Hixson Lumber Sales Of MS Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020099027` · 9/23/2020 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Hixson Lumber Sales Of MS Inc.
- **Location:** 627 HOOD RD, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was directing traffic and was struck by a forward-moving forklift that was carrying three bundles of lumber. The employee's left lower leg was amputated.

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