# Amputations at GRAE-CON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20181212622` · 12/8/2018 · MARIETTA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** GRAE-CON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** 101 Industry Road, MARIETTA, OHIO, 45750
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to move a pipe using a tagline. The pipe was being lifted by a forklift. The pipe began to swing and the employee placed a hand on the pipe to stop it from swinging. The employee's pinky finger became caught between the pipe and one of the forks. The pinky finger was surgically amputated.

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