# Amputations at N & T Mechanical Contractor Inc
> OSHA SIR `20201212025` · 12/28/2020 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** N & T Mechanical Contractor Inc
- **Location:** 300 Longwood Ave., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from the third rung of a ladder, installing a fitting on a new transport line. He fell and his left middle finger was caught by the edge of the pipes and fittings, which amputated the fingertip.

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