# Amputations at Tri State Battery Supply
> OSHA SIR `2015118328` · 11/5/2015 · SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri State Battery Supply
- **Location:** 3141 N. Market, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71103
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a battery from the shelf to a pallet approximately 2 1/2 to 3 ft. down.  The employee was holding the battery by the handle. The handle broke and the battery fell on the employee's foot crushing his toe. Part of the toe was amputated.

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