# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at James Power Line Construction
> OSHA SIR `20241211669` · 12/17/2024 · LAKEHILLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** James Power Line Construction
- **Location:** 8843 FM 1283, LAKEHILLS, TEXAS, 78063
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a reel of wire onto a rack when their left thumb got caught between the reel and a support mount, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb tip.

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