# Amputations at Chain Electric Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087324` · 8/18/2022 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
- **Secondary source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Chain Electric Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1234, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78201
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A five-member crew was replacing a wood utility pole. As the pole was being lifted by a utility truck, the injured employee was removing the cover that was over the hole. The pole fell from the rigging and struck a retaining wall, bounced, and then fell to the ground striking the injured employee. The employee's right arm was amputated above the elbow. The employee also sustained injury to their right leg.

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