# Amputations at DHL Supply Chain
> OSHA SIR `20231211591` · 12/22/2023 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **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:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Location:** 850 Transport Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift in a racking aisle when the vehicle collided with a guardrail. The employee's left foot was caught between the forklift and the guardrail, resulting in a left foot/ankle crush injury. The employee's left foot was surgically amputated and they were hospitalized.

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