# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Ameren Fleet Services
> OSHA SIR `20241010027` · 10/29/2024 · MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ameren Fleet Services
- **Location:** 12121 Dorsett Road, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a utility pole chain sling on a residential job site. When they stepped back away from the chain they lost their footing and the remote control for the gut line was activated. A fingertip on their right hand was pinched and amputated between the utility pole and the chain.

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