# Amputations at Specs warehouses
> OSHA SIR `2022042917` · 4/1/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## 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:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Specs warehouses
- **Location:** 8830 Clay Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77080
- **NAICS:** 445310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a cherry picker forklift with two pallets on the forks. While traveling backward, one of the pallets hit a storage rack. This pallet then pinned the employee's right foot against the rack resulting in amputation of the little toe.

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