# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021054401` · 5/31/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 433 W. Harrison St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60607
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 31, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a material equipment operator (MEO) was driving a forklift in reverse to place a bundle in a staging area. The forklift ran over the foot of another employee who was walking in the area. The injured employee's foot was surgically amputated.

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