# Amputations at Lexicon, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075608` · 7/9/2021 · SINTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lexicon, Inc.
- **Location:** 8534 Hwy 89, SINTON, TEXAS, 78387
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on steel floor plates. The floor plates shifted under the weight of a forklift as it backed over them. The employee lost balance; his left foot slid down and became trapped between floor plates with the weight of the forklift pushing on the plates. The employee sustained the amputation of two toes.

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