# Amputations at Hydro Resources
> OSHA SIR `2015031221` · 3/16/2015 · ELMENDORF, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hydro Resources
- **Location:** 27624 Mathis Rd, ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated his left pinky (small) finger while moving a drill pipe and putting it on a rack. As he lowered the drill pipe, he slipped and his pinky got caught beneath the pipe.

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