# Amputations at LOS Oilfield Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018099917` · 9/25/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LOS Oilfield Services, LLC
- **Location:** Intersection of FM 1788& FM 1787, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79711
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a crew, pigging a pipe. Built-up pressure shot out a small piece of steel pipe, which struck and lacerated the employee's left leg, resulting in an amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.

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