# Amputations at Kuhn North America
> OSHA SIR `2019010836` · 1/23/2019 · BRODHEAD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Kuhn North America
- **Location:** 1501 W 7th Ave., BRODHEAD, WISCONSIN, 53520
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 11:00 p.m., on January 23, 2019, an employee was moving stock with a forklift. The employee dismounted the forklift and some tube stock slid off the forks, striking the employee's right foot and causing amputations to the big, first, and second toes. Steel toe boots were being worn at the time of the incident.

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