# Amputations at Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017054553` · 5/18/2017 · ULYSSES, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
- **Location:** 14255 East US Hwy 160, ULYSSES, KANSAS, 67880
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pedestal-mounted band saw when it amputated his left index finger to the first knuckle.

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