# Amputations at Winkle Industries
> OSHA SIR `2017010819` · 1/26/2017 · ALLIANCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Winkle Industries
- **Location:** 2080 MAIN ST., ALLIANCE, OHIO, 44601
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dismantling a furnace scraper when a part of the scraper weighing approximately 40,000 lbs. fell on his right foot amputating multiple toes.

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