# Amputations at At&T
> OSHA SIR `2022119920` · 11/10/2022 · MCKINNEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Sewers, manholes, storm drains
## Employer
- **Name:** At&T
- **Location:** 6991 Mediterranean Dr, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75070
- **NAICS:** 517312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 10, 2022, an employee had finished work in a telecommunications manhole. As he was lifting the front edge of the manhole cover onto the raised lip of its metal ring, his left middle finger became caught between the cover and the ring. The finger was partially amputated.

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