# Amputations at Sponge Company
> OSHA SIR `2020032024` · 3/2/2020 · GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Sponge Company
- **Location:** 11971 Grandview Road, GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI, 64030
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a forklift when its rear wheel amputated half of his left foot.

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