# Amputations at Turner Industries
> OSHA SIR `2021032433` · 3/22/2021 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Turner Industries
- **Location:** 2290 Callahan Road, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were setting a metal pipe in place for installation on a metal rack. When one employee pushed on the pipe, the other employee's left index fingertip was pinched between the pipe flange and a conduit. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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