# Amputations at Teague Electric Construction, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023032620` · 3/23/2023 · LENEXA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Teague Electric Construction, Inc
- **Location:** 17509 W 98th St, LENEXA, KANSAS, 66219
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a cable tugger. A pin in the tugger came out, causing the equipment to move forward and strike his right middle finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.

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