# Amputations at Entergy, Louisiana
> OSHA SIR `2016098744` · 9/15/2016 · WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Entergy, Louisiana
- **Location:** 276 Jeffer Drive, WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA, 70094
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to disconnect electrical service at a residence when a dog attacked the employee. The employee suffered puncture wounds on the left forearm, a crushed right index fingertip (bone), and tissue and nail bed damage (pulled off bone but not completely torn).

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