# Amputations at Hydro-Extrusion North America, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021676` · 2/22/2023 · DELHI, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hydro-Extrusion North America, LLC
- **Location:** 142 Hydro Way, DELHI, LOUISIANA, 71232
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had completed packing materials onto a moveable pack stand. While pushing the pack stand, a wheel became stuck, causing the pack stand to tip over. Bundled metal material weighing 1,051 pounds fell 33 inches from the pack stand onto the employee's right foot. The employee sustained an amputation.

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