# Amputations at Ferguson Plumbing Supply
> OSHA SIR `2019099849` · 9/20/2019 · SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Ferguson Plumbing Supply
- **Location:** 50 Meadowlands Pkwy, SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY, 07094
- **NAICS:** 423720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While loading/offloading a truck, an employee's hand was caught between a skid tote and a pipe. The employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

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