# Amputations at Home Depot
> OSHA SIR `2022108793` · 10/6/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## 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:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Home Depot
- **Location:** 7703 N. Sam Houston Pkwy West, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when his left foot struck a pole. The foot was injured, and three of the toes were amputated during surgery. This incident took place during a training activity.

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