# Amputations at Thompson  Pipe Group
> OSHA SIR `2018032623` · 3/16/2018 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson  Pipe Group
- **Location:** 1003 MacArthur Blvd., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a paint machine when the pistons became stuck, so he applied lubricant oil to make them come loose. He was cleaning near the piston by hand when the piston suddenly came loose and caught the his right index fingertip, amputating it.

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