# Amputations at Northern Electric Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2023065049` · 6/7/2023 · BATH, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Electric Cooperative
- **Location:** 39456 133rd Street, BATH, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57427
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 7, 2023, employees were unloading a box truck and rolling a reel of 2-inch plastic pipe to the back of the truck. As the employees were rolling the reel, the edge of the steel frame of the reel contacted the side of the truck. The injured employee s right little finger was caught between the reel and the truck, resulting in a laceration and fracture as well as a little finger amputation.

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