# Amputations at Joann OMNI Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2021098257` · 9/24/2021 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Joann OMNI Distribution Center
- **Location:** 1020 Enterprise Parkway, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 451130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 24, 2021, at 8:50 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up forklift when the forklift collided with palletized material. The employee's left foot was crushed under the lift, resulting in multiple toe amputations.

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