# Amputations at Tennessee Valley Authority
> OSHA SIR `2021010079` · 1/5/2021 · CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Tennessee Valley Authority
- **Location:** 1101 Market Street, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37402
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting components and contacts of a transformer load tap changer in a substation. When the equipment rotated, it caught the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation at the nail bed.

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