# Amputations at Powell HD, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021086429` · 8/2/2021 · VICTORIA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Powell HD, Inc
- **Location:** Lone Star Overnight, VICTORIA, TEXAS, 77901
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a vehicle's lift gate. A spring broke and the gate crashed down on the employee's feet, amputating both big toes.

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