# Amputations at He/merich & Payne International Drilling Company, Rig #313
> OSHA SIR `2019032282` · 3/2/2019 · PYOTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** He/merich & Payne International Drilling Company, Rig #313
- **Location:** Rig 313, Whisky river, 19.5A-8-21H, 10 Miles S. of Pyote, Ward County, PYOTE, TEXAS, 79777
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a protector onto a section of pipe that was being held up by a forklift. The pipe slid off the forks and caught the employee's left middle finger between the end of the pipe and another section of the pipe. His left middle fingertip was amputated. The employee was wearing impact resistant gloves at the time of the incident.

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