# Amputations at Selid Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032727` · 3/14/2019 · WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Selid Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
- **Location:** 1121 Fifth Street East, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58801
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing underground plumbing, an employee was holding a PVC pipe straight as a skid steer backfilled the pipe. The skid steer bucket struck his fingers, resulting in a left index finger amputation.

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