# Amputations at Robinson Iron & Metal CO., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023042970` · 4/4/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-other mobile cranes
## Employer
- **Name:** Robinson Iron & Metal CO., Inc.
- **Location:** 14035 Industrial Road Gate 3, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to board a front-end loader at the end of the work day. He was standing at the base of the equipment when he was struck by a material handler. The employee was then dragged 15-20 feet by the material handler, resulting in head abrasions and a fractured left leg that was medically amputated.

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