# Amputations involving bone loss at Inframark, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024065632` · 6/24/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Beams and rails  metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Inframark, LLC
- **Location:** 15927 Boulder Oaks Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77084
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was clearing a clog in a sewer line in a residential neighborhood. An employee was using an aluminum pole to guide the hose down the manhole entrance. The pole contacted overhead powerlines and shocked the employee. The employee was hospitalized and several toes were medically amputated.

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