# Amputations at AT & T
> OSHA SIR `2015021054` · 2/2/2015 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** AT & T
- **Location:** Telecom Plant, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70112
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee, who was wearing gloves, was pulling rope. The rope wrapped around the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip.

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