# Amputations at NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010070` · 1/3/2019 · WALTON HILLS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Dirt particles and dust from dirt, debris
## Employer
- **Name:** NPK Construction Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 7550 Independence Dr., WALTON HILLS, OHIO, 44146
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually lifting/flipping a large steel plate when he slipped on some grinding dust and lost his footing. The steel plate, which measured approximately 25" X 28" X 2.5" fell, crushing the employee's right hand. He sustained amputations to his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized.

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