# Amputations at J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099539` · 9/14/2018 · JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
- **Secondary source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 65 Shun Pike, JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND, 02919
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were using ATVs to help transport a 236-foot length of pipe. One ATV struck the other, causing it to roll over; its driver suffered broken legs, a broken pelvis, and a hand laceration. The driver was hospitalized. One of the driver's legs was amputated.

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