# Amputations at Markovitz Enterprises, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021655` · 2/21/2023 · ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Markovitz Enterprises, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Badger Drive, ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16063
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding on a flange that weighed over 1,000 pounds. The flange fell from the positioner it was on and struck the employee, causing him to fall to the ground level. The employee's leg was caught underneath the flange, resulting in a below-the-knee amputation of the left leg.

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