# Amputations at National Oilwell Varco - XL Systems
> OSHA SIR `2015042146` · 4/20/2015 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** National Oilwell Varco - XL Systems
- **Location:** 5780 Hagner Rd, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the process of rolling a 22 inch diameter pipe with an instrument called a C-Bar (tool used to roll the pipe).  His finger got caught between the C-Bar and the next joint of pipe to be rolled which resulted in an amputation.

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