# Amputations at J. R. Simplot Company
> OSHA SIR `2021054098` · 5/19/2021 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Concrete parking blocks and barriers
## Employer
- **Name:** J. R. Simplot Company
- **Location:** 3630 Gateway Drive, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58203
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) to the charging station and struck a cement reinforcement barrier. The employee was pinned between the PIT and the cement reinforcement barrier, resulting in the amputation of their lower left leg.

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