# Amputations at Frontier Forklifts & Services
> OSHA SIR `2023109511` · 10/14/2023 · PEARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Frontier Forklifts & Services
- **Location:** 3401 South Main Street, PEARLAND, TEXAS, 77581
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the elevated forks of a forklift to install the fork chain anchor nut. The employee slipped and as he went to catch himself, he accidentally engaged the up-down control for the forks. This caused the forks to fall onto his foot. The employee's right foot was crushed and all of his right toes were amputated.

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