# Amputations at PPL
> OSHA SIR `20161110882` · 11/19/2016 · MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** PPL
- **Location:** 100 Commerce Dr., MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17050
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was visually checking a rope that was pulling a conductor from an underground application through a block. As he turned to walk away, he put his arms down to his side. The rope caught the tip of his left-hand glove and pulled his fingers into the block. His left ring and pinky fingers were amputated.

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