# Amputations at Atrium Landscape Management, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110896` · 11/13/2017 · LEMONT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
- **Secondary source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Atrium Landscape Management, Inc.
- **Location:** 17113 Davey Road, LEMONT, ILLINOIS, 60439
- **NAICS:** 541320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a 2' x 2' x 8' cement block that fell from 4 feet above the ground when it was hit by a skid steer. The employee's leg was amputated below the knee.

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