# Amputations at MPLX G&P
> OSHA SIR `2021021035` · 2/4/2021 · WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** MPLX G&P
- **Location:** 218 Swisher Lane, WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA, 26456
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually repositioning a metal cabinet in a wooden shipping crate when their left pinky finger was caught between the wooden crate and the cabinet, resulting in an amputation between the nail bed and knuckle.

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