# Amputations at PepsiCo, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021065155` · 6/24/2021 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** PepsiCo, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Terminal Drive, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33315
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a powered pallet jack while delivering soft drinks when another employee walked in front of him, causing him to stop and jerk the handle back. The pallet jack then rolled onto his right foot, resulting in amputation of his pinky toe.

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