# Amputations at Conn-Weld Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021926` · 2/21/2019 · PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **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:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Conn-Weld Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 315 Wabash Road, PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24740
- **NAICS:** 333131
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 21, 2019, an employee was using a chain hoist to lift a mechanism housing. The housing broke free of its eye bolt and landed on the employee's left foot, amputating the big toe.

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