# Amputations at UPS, Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021087279` · 8/25/2021 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS, Co.
- **Location:** 3401 NW 67th Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33122
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading and offloading and was struck by a forklift operated by a vendor resulting in amputation of the employee's leg and hospitalization.

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