# Amputations at J&B Communications
> OSHA SIR `2021075496` · 7/6/2021 · ROSENBERG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** J&B Communications
- **Location:** 5523 HWY 36, ROSENBERG, TEXAS, 77469
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 6, 2021, an employee was crossing a road, holding a 1/4-inch telecommunications strand cable with his left arm. A truck sped through the traffic stop, and the cable became tangled in its rear tires. The cable amputated the employee's left arm.

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