# Amputations at NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109725` · 10/13/2020 · WALTON HILLS, OHIO
## 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:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 7550 Independence Dr., WALTON HILLS, OHIO, 44146
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a steel plate back into a rack using a 10-ton overhead crane and a plate clamp. The plate fell, hitting the employee's left foot and amputating the big toe as well as part of the second toe.

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