# Amputations at Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2021075709` · 7/13/2021 · BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- **Location:** 8201 E. Hwy 51, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 74014
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the battery on a forklift using a mobile battery dolly. The employee positioned the dolly adjacent to the storage rack. The dolly began to roll backward when the employee was transferring the battery and the battery fell off the rack and onto the employee's left foot. Three toes were severely crushed resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

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