# Amputations at Knife River Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020054996` · 5/29/2020 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
- **Secondary source:** Bees, hornets, wasps
## Employer
- **Name:** Knife River Corporation
- **Location:** 5001 Speegleville Rd., WACO, TEXAS, 76710
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a gas trimmer to cut brush when he was stung by a wasp on the left arm. The employee swatted with his right hand across his body and made contact with the blades of the trimmer, amputating the tip of his right ring finger.

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