# Amputations at Staples Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211775` · 12/19/2016 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Staples Inc.
- **Location:** 10701 Central Port Drive, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
- **NAICS:** 423420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when he lost control while going down a sloped area. The forklift tipped over and his left foot was caught between the forklift and the curb, smashing his second toe, which had to be surgically amputated.

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