# Amputations at Ohio Gratings Texas
> OSHA SIR `2018010179` · 1/6/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Gratings Texas
- **Location:** 5500 Cedar Crest, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77087
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting blocks of wood down for a forklift driver when the forks crushed his steel-toe boot. His left big toe was amputated as a result.

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