# Amputations at The TAPCO Tube Company
> OSHA SIR `2019088566` · 8/19/2019 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The TAPCO Tube Company
- **Location:** 1710 Southern Rd, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bundling pipes. When he pulled one down, it rolled over and smashed his fingers, amputating the tips of his left ring and middle fingers.

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