# Amputations at Parkside Utility Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191213277` · 12/30/2019 · CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Parkside Utility Construction LLC
- **Location:** 523 Emerald Drive, CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15108
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 24-volt battery-powered drill to drill into a plastic vault used for telecommunication equipment when the glove on his left hand was snagged by the rotating drill bit. As a result, he suffered a partial amputation to the ring finger on his left hand with a small amount of bone loss.

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