# Amputations at T-L Irrigation Company
> OSHA SIR `2016065399` · 6/17/2016 · SUBLETTE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 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:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** T-L Irrigation Company
- **Location:** US-83, SUBLETTE, KANSAS, 67877
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was railing a pipe when his left-hand thumb was caught between the pipe flanges, causing an amputation.

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