# Amputations at Cooper Crouse Hinds
> OSHA SIR `2017031950` · 3/1/2017 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper Crouse Hinds
- **Location:** 1901 W. Farmers Avenue, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79118
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a hatch to gain access to the underground area. As he was lifting the hatch, his right pinky finger was caught between the hatch and the ground amputating it at the first knuckle.

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