# Amputations at City Electric Supply
> OSHA SIR `2016010227` · 1/11/2016 · PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** City Electric Supply
- **Location:** 635 NW Enterprise Dr., PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34986
- **NAICS:** 423610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding on the mast of a forklift while a coworker operated the forklift. They were in the process of fixing a leaning pallet when the employee's foot got caught between the mast, amputating his left toe.

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