# Amputations at Penhall Company
> OSHA SIR `20191213197` · 12/26/2019 · WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Drill bits-unattached
- **Secondary source:** Drills-stationary
## Employer
- **Name:** Penhall Company
- **Location:** Hood Industries, WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI, 39367
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a core drill with a 16-inch bit. The drill bit fell from the motor onto the employee's left hand, injuring the ring finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

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