# Amputations at SPX Transformer Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2018032667` · 3/18/2018 · HUGOTON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** SPX Transformer Solutions
- **Location:** 1110 Rd 18, HUGOTON, KANSAS, 67951
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a bushing on a transformer when the transformer's turret slid and he tried to catch it. The turret then amputated his right ring finger.

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