# Amputations at Apex Plumbing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074531` · 7/10/2015 · WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Plumbing, Inc.
- **Location:** 12275 W. 48th Ave, WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, 80033
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a piece of hydraulic shoring on his shoulder and it slipped. He grabbed it and pinched his finger, amputating the tip.

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