# Amputations at Patriot Process Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020076170` · 7/1/2020 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Patriot Process Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 268 Miliam Road, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75603
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a 10-foot long pipe to a new separator. The pipe came loose and struck the employee's thumb against a support bracket. The thumb tip was medically amputated.

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