# Amputations at Clearwater Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2017099388` · 9/29/2017 · LORE CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Clearwater Solutions
- **Location:** 64036 Wintergreen Road, LORE CITY, OHIO, 43755
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 9/29/2017, an employee was attempting to install a pipe onto a wellhead when the pipe fell. As he attempted to shield himself from the falling pipe, his left little finger was caught between the falling pipe and the wellhead, amputating the fingertip.

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