# Amputations at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010215` · 10/24/2017 · HOLIDAY ISLAND, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ropes, ties, chains, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
- **Location:** unknown, HOLIDAY ISLAND, ARKANSAS, 72631
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting an electrical pole into the ground. As the pole was being raised, the choker on the pole slipped, catching the employee's third left finger in a pinch point. The distal portion of his finger was amputated.

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