# Amputations at Mid-Central Plumbing Co, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032106` · 3/1/2018 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid-Central Plumbing Co, Inc.
- **Location:** Arkansas Family Dental, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72204
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a handheld drill in one hand and using his other hand to place a bit in the drill when it unexpectedly energized. The glove he was wearing twisted around the drill and his left fourth fingertip was amputated. His fifth finger sustained a laceration that required stitches.

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