# Amputations at Wakefield- Vette, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015108057` · 10/28/2015 · WITHEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wakefield- Vette, Inc.
- **Location:** 511 Progress St, WITHEE, WISCONSIN, 54498
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated the tip of the left middle finger when he tried to catch the pipe he was carrying and pinching his finger between the pipe and the floor.

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