Allegheny Township woman loses part of leg in fence hole digging mishap

A 42-year-old woman suffered a leg amputation in an accident that happened while digging holes for a fence Monday evening, Allegheny Township police Chief Dan Uncapher said.

The incident in the 1300 block of Route 356 was reported shortly before 6 p.m.

According to Uncapher, the woman and her husband, 43, were using an auger device attached to a tractor to dig holes for fence posts.

They were both standing next to the post hole digger when it caught a piece of the wire for the fencing, Uncapher said. The wire wrapped around one of the woman’s legs, amputating it in the lower leg.

The man was not hurt. Their names were not immediately released.

The woman was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, where she was last known to be in stable condition, Uncapher said.