# Amputations at SCG Mechanical
> OSHA SIR `2018021650` · 2/16/2018 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SCG Mechanical
- **Location:** Irving Convention Center, IRVING, TEXAS, 75039
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 10:30 AM on 02/16/2018, an employee was working with a crew of pipe fitters and plumbers, moving a long steel pipe into position in a designated area. The crew was using a portable lift to move the pipe onto cricket. The pipe spun and struck the employee's left foot resulting in a partial amputation.

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