# Amputations at NORTHEAST TEXAS POWER, LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2016021564` · 2/19/2016 · LINDALE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHEAST TEXAS POWER, LTD.
- **Location:** CR 4908 1/2 Mile south of CR 4904, LINDALE, TEXAS, 75771
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated by a digger truck's rope drum, which was being used to pull a truck that was stuck.

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