# Amputations at R. Warehousing and Port Services
> OSHA SIR `2015096403` · 9/3/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** R. Warehousing and Port Services
- **Location:** 8500 Clinton Dirve, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator was driving the lift back to the dock area when he struck the injured employee. The front side of the forklift hit the employee, then the right front tire ran over his foot.  He was hospitalized, where his foot up to his calf (left leg) was amputated.

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