Cold Zone
Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn — Amputations involving bone loss — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
| Employer | Cold Zone | Report ID | 2025077365 |
| Address | 3610 East Kearney Street, Building 3 | City, State ZIP | SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65803 |
| Event Date | July 28, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493120 | Inspection # | 1841729 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.23000, -93.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. While turning to yield to another forklift, the forklift overturned and the employee's lower left leg was caught between a barrier and the forklift. The employee's left leg was amputated from the calf down and multiple bones were broken. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 28, 2025, a worker at Cold Zone in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI suffered amputations involving bone loss to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 80 severe injury reports involving "Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn" incidents in our database. Browse all Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn injuries.
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