# Amputations at DiversiTech Buford DC
> OSHA SIR `2021076266` · 7/28/2021 · BUFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** DiversiTech Buford DC
- **Location:** 1665 Broadmoor Boulevard Northeast, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30518
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replenishing shelves from a narrow aisle reach truck. As the truck turned, the employee's left foot was caught between the operator platform and the protective rail for the shelving units. The employee's middle toe was amputated.

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