# Amputations at KV Power
> OSHA SIR `2015086030` · 8/23/2015 · ANDREWS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** KV Power
- **Location:** 302 NW Mustang, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received an electrical shock while repairing 7200 KV power lines resulting in hospitalization and the amputation of three fingers on his left hand.

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