# Amputations at R & R Powerline, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110080` · 11/16/2022 · SAYRE, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** R & R Powerline, Inc.
- **Location:** 11644 Hwy 283, SAYRE, OKLAHOMA, 73662
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was up in the bucket of a truck in order to move a connecter on a power line that was being repaired. The employee was between the neutral line and one of the primary lines when he received an electrical shock, resulting in the amputation of his left arm.

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