# Amputations at Venus Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075522` · 7/7/2021 · LANCASTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Venus Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 3301 N Dallas Ave., LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75134
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was in a 7- to 8-foot deep trench installing a large, 66" diameter reinforced concrete pipe. An excavator bucket came loose and fell into the trench, striking the employee on the left side of their body. The employee sustained a large contusion on the upper left leg, a broken left arm, and their left hand was surgically amputated.

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