# Amputations involving bone loss at Primoris T & D
> OSHA SIR `2024076791` · 7/26/2024 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Machine hydraulics and pressurized components  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drilling machines, drill apparatus
## Employer
- **Name:** Primoris T & D
- **Location:** Intersection of Gateway Blvd and Texas Central Pkwy, WACO, TEXAS, 76712
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During a visual inspection of a pressure digger, the Kelly bar unexpectedly dropped onto the employee's left hand, resulting in open fractures of the middle and index fingers, The middle finger was amputated near the knuckle.

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