# Amputations at Thru Tubing Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2021021108` · 2/7/2021 · FRIERSON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Thru Tubing Solutions
- **Location:** Beaubeauf 15-10HC 1Alt Well, FRIERSON, LOUISIANA, 71027
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee and a coworker removed a valve body to unclog pods in an auger. After they unclogged the pods and reloaded them, they proceeded to reinstall the valve body. As they were picking up the valve body, the coworker slipped and the valve fell onto the injured employee's left pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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