# Amputations at L&R Distributors Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022031946` · 3/2/2022 · PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** L&R Distributors Inc.
- **Location:** 3017 N. Midland Dr., PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, 71603
- **NAICS:** 424210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift. Its brakes failed as the employee tried to stop; when the employee tried to jump off it, it struck his leg. The leg was amputated below the knee.

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