# Amputations at J. F. Allen Company
> OSHA SIR `2023010412` · 1/13/2023 · GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** J. F. Allen Company
- **Location:** Waste Management - Mountain View, GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17225
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting pipe into a fuse machine when the strap failed, causing the pipe to fall and crush the employee's right leg. Their right leg was amputated above the knee.

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