# Amputations at Chain Electric Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087325` · 8/18/2022 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(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:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** Chain Electric Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 6416 Grissom Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78223
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A five-member crew was replacing a wood utility pole. One of them was at the hole, removing the cover over it, while a utility truck was lifting the pole. The rigging rope that was lifting the pole broke; the pole fell, struck a retaining wall, bounced, and fell to the ground, striking the injured employee. The employee's right arm was amputated above the elbow.

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