# Amputations at KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT
> OSHA SIR `2015086263` · 8/31/2015 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT
- **Location:** 4400 E Front ST, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 31, 2015, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was helping a concrete pumper during backup to position the concrete chute for pouring. As the truck was reversing with chute extended, it appeared as if the chute was going to strike against a switch gear unit. The employee attempted to push the chute to give it more clearance, but the chute was locked in position and wouldn't move. His finger got pinched between the chute and the switch gear unit, and his left pinky fingertip was amputated. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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