# Amputations at United States Gypsum Co
> OSHA SIR `2023043197` · 4/11/2023 · SWEETWATER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Gypsum Co
- **Location:** 1 Usg Road, SWEETWATER, TEXAS, 79556
- **NAICS:** 327420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by forklift that was backing up resulting in a lower leg crush injury that required amputation midway between the knee and the ankle.

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