# Amputations at East Fork Wind Farm
> OSHA SIR `2019077456` · 7/22/2019 · COLBY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** East Fork Wind Farm
- **Location:** 2635 County Road O, COLBY, KANSAS, 67701
- **NAICS:** 221115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a tool to tighten a bolt to a flange. As the employee was removing the tool, the tool actuated resulting in the amputation of the left index fingertip.

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