# Amputations at Eaton Corporation, Cooper Power Systems Division
> OSHA SIR `2023054672` · 5/25/2023 · NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Eaton Corporation, Cooper Power Systems Division
- **Location:** 2315 Southeast Stallings Drive, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, 75961
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crowbar to tilt a pad mount transformer in order to place a spacer under the edge. The crowbar slipped and the transformer fell and amputated his fingertip.

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