# Amputations at Precision Drilling
> OSHA SIR `2016021505` · 2/17/2016 · HOP BOTTOM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Precision Drilling
- **Location:** 439 Mateer Rd, HOP BOTTOM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18824
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 2' base plate with a fork truck and 1/2 inch chain. He caught his finger between the fork and the chain amputating the right index fingertip.

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