# Amputations at JED INDUSTRIES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016031836` · 3/1/2016 · GRAND RIVER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** JED INDUSTRIES INC.
- **Location:** 320 RIVER STREET, GRAND RIVER, OHIO, 44045
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/1/2016, an employee was guiding a large piece of steel as it was being moved by an overhead crane. The sling that was holding the piece broke during the move, and the piece of steel fell on the left side of the employee's body, amputating his left arm and crushing his left leg.

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