# Amputations at James Power Line Construction
> OSHA SIR `2022054487` · 5/23/2022 · IRAAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** James Power Line Construction
- **Location:** 994 Hwy 349, IRAAN, TEXAS, 79744
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing beside a pole trailer. The employee's left thumb was caught between a pole and the trailer, and the thumb tip was amputated.

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