# Amputations at Saddle Creek Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021075647` · 7/9/2021 · NEWNAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Saddle Creek Corporation
- **Location:** 590 Coweta Industrial Parkway, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The forklift battery began to slide out of the battery compartment. As another forklift tried to lift the battery using a hoist attachment, the battery fell out onto the employee's left foot. Toes on the foot were amputated.

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