# Amputations at Atlantic Pile Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021162` · 2/6/2017 · PARLIN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Atlantic Pile Inc.
- **Location:** 2909 Washington Road, PARLIN, NEW JERSEY, 08859
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was watching a crane drive a timber pile into the ground. His hand was between the cable and the timber pile as the crane operator lifted the cable. The cable then pulled tight, pinching and amputating his right thumb tip.

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