# Amputations at Colonna's Shipyard Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019065882` · 6/11/2019 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Colonna's Shipyard Inc
- **Location:** 400 East Indian River Road, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was hoisting a 5,000-pound steady rest with a 50-ton overhead shop crane. The load fell on his left leg, crushing it from the knee down. The leg was medically amputated.

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