# Amputations at S & S WELDING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023043648` · 4/24/2023 · BARTOW, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** S & S WELDING, INC.
- **Location:** 2850 US Hwy 17 South, BARTOW, FLORIDA, 33830
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a beam using a strap. The strap broke, and the beam fell on the employee's right foot, crushing the steel-toe boot. The employee's big toe and second toe were amputated.

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