# Amputations at Michael chuoke plumbing
> OSHA SIR `2015031304` · 3/19/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Michael chuoke plumbing
- **Location:** 2229 San Felipe Hines River Oaks, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77019
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing two cast iron pipes when the pipes slipped through the bracing and fell onto his right hand, cutting the pinky fingertip.

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