# Amputations at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2021065160` · 6/24/2021 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** 1030 Westgate Parkway, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was relocating a knuckle boom truck. The employee placed his hand on the outrigger to brace himself to kick the outrigger pad into position when his left thumb was pinched between the first and second section of the outrigger, resulting in an amputation.

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