# Amputations at N&S Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109114` · 10/3/2023 · CABOT, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** N&S Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** Valley Pointe Townhomes, CABOT, ARKANSAS, 72023
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was talking to an excavator operator. Upon walking away, the raised bucket came off the excavator and struck the employee. They suffered bruising to the head and left abdomen, as well as a left arm laceration and a left leg dislocation/fracture. The leg was surgically amputated.

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