# Amputations at B A Electrical LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191112074` · 11/21/2019 · KENNARD, TEXAS
## 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:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** B A Electrical LLC
- **Location:** 31.3545, -95.1089, KENNARD, TEXAS, 75847
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a ground rod to set poles in an area for powerline distribution. He was raising the ground rod when his right hand was caught between the rod and the handle, resulting in an amputation of his right index finger.

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