# Amputations at Evergy
> OSHA SIR `20221211259` · 12/29/2022 · OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Evergy
- **Location:** 183rd and Noland, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, 66013
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill with a ground rod attached to wind up a line to pull a flat mule line from transformer to transformer. His left little finger became wrapped in the line and was partially amputated.

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