# Amputations at Coastal Industrial Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031437` · 3/24/2015 · RICEBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Coastal Industrial Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Chemical Plant Rd, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling piping (10 feet long, weighing approximately 100 pounds) on a pump skid. When the pipe was set down, the employee's finger was caught between the pipe and the flange, amputating the tip of the left ring finger. The employee required surgery.

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