# Amputations at Loren Miller
> OSHA SIR `2021042973` · 4/9/2021 · DANVERS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
## Employer
- **Name:** Loren Miller
- **Location:** 5517 E 1950 North Rd., DANVERS, ILLINOIS, 61732
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a zero-turn commercial lawn mower when they were thrown from the  mower and their left leg became caught in the rotating blade. The employee's left leg was amputated mid-calf.

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