# Amputations at National Heat & Power Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2019021551` · 2/11/2019 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Augers, plumbing snakes-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** National Heat & Power Corp.
- **Location:** 2400 Sheridan Rd., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rodder snake to unclog a 4-inch sewer line. The rod hit a blockage while being pulled back and bound around the employee's left hand severing part of the ring finger at approximately the first knuckle.

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