# Amputations at Master Rig International
> OSHA SIR `2019032658` · 3/13/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Master Rig International
- **Location:** 6400 Romona Blvd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77086
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading pipe onto a truck using an overhead crane with chains as the lifting attachment. The chain slipped while the employee's hand was on the chain amputating the left ring finger at the first knuckle.

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