# Amputations involving bone loss at W & W AFCO STEEL
> OSHA SIR `20241110308` · 11/5/2024 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** W & W AFCO STEEL
- **Location:** 1500 E 22nd St, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72206
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a remote-control overhead crane to set a beam on the floor. The crane hooks did not clear the beam and the beam flipped over onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with an amputation to the upper left leg.

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