# Amputations at Jones Sign
> OSHA SIR `2017054103` · 5/5/2017 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** Jones Sign
- **Location:** 2860 Cumberland Mall SE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30339
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to rig a pipe with a sling to lift it. During the lift, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the pipe and sling, amputating his fingertip.

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