# Amputations at General Forklift of New Jersey
> OSHA SIR `2022043249` · 4/13/2022 · TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** General Forklift of New Jersey
- **Location:** 1 South Main Street, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY, 08753
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a forklift with a steering malfunction. He removed the metal inspection cover. The drive unit dislodged, causing the forklift to lurch and drop on the employee's foot. He suffered partial amputations to his big and second toes.

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