# Amputations at Peterson Concrete Tank Co
> OSHA SIR `20191010318` · 10/2/2019 · PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** Peterson Concrete Tank Co
- **Location:** I-30 Mile Marker 53-1/2 Nevada County E Bound, PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS, 71857
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were placing a temporary concrete barrier in a highway work zone. An 18-wheeler truck came into the work zone, hitting the truck carrying the barrier device and a barrier. This caused a barrier to fall on an employee's left foot. The foot was amputated.

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