# Amputations involving bone loss at REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024010395` · 1/15/2024 · ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision  vehicle overturn
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 20 HARDWOOD RIDGE PKWY, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 15, 2024, an employee was operating a forklift carrying a 700-pound container. He was making a right turn into the facility when the forklift tipped over onto its left side, crushing the employee's left leg. The employee's left leg was amputated below the knee.

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