# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023098795` · 9/23/2023 · WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(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:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1000 Westchester Avenue, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, 10610
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was walking on a loading dock platform when their right foot was struck by a forklift that was moving in reverse. The employee's little toe was surgically amputated.

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