# Amputations at PPL Electric Utilities
> OSHA SIR `2020054405` · 5/12/2020 · PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PPL Electric Utilities
- **Location:** 1145 Little Gap Road, PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18071
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were replacing a cover on a compact trench system. While they were dropping the cover in, one employee's left middle and ring fingers were pinched. Both fingers were broken, and the middle fingertip was amputated. The employee underwent surgery.

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