# Amputations involving bone loss at American Pasteurization Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098442` · 9/11/2024 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water blast
- **Secondary source:** Hydraulic and pressurized hoses, lines
## Employer
- **Name:** American Pasteurization Company, LLC
- **Location:** 2880 N 112th St, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53222
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned on equipment to verify what needed to be fixed. A line blew open while the employee was standing near the machine, releasing water at 87,000 psi. The employee suffered blast cut injuries on their left arm, resulting in an amputation from the elbow down.

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