# Amputations at LAPP INSULATOR COMPANY LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2023010785` · 1/25/2023 · LE ROY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lathes, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LAPP INSULATOR COMPANY LLC.
- **Location:** 130 Gilbert Street, LE ROY, NEW YORK, 14482
- **NAICS:** 327113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the door to a vertical lathe to remove a part. The part pushed open the door and fell onto him. It struck him, knocking off his hat, and then landed on his right foot. His toes were fractured and two were medically amputated. He also suffered a minor abrasion on the right side of his forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

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