# Amputations at Sun Ag, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019054955` · 5/15/2019 · DEER CREEK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Spraying and dusting machinery-agricultural
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sun Ag, Inc.
- **Location:** Intersection of Lakeland Road and Dee-Mac Road, DEER CREEK, ILLINOIS, 61733
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee transported chemicals to a field location. A second employee was operating an applicator and drove up to receive the chemicals. The injured employee hooked up the hoses to the applicator. The applicator dropped the spraying arms down and they contacted a power line. The injured employee was shocked and hospitalized for burns to a hand and foot and amputation of the lower left arm.

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