# Amputations at W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021109280` · 10/27/2021 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
- **Location:** 1132 Gale Lemerand Drive, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32607
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 27, 2021, the injured employee was helping another employee to align two pieces of metal pipe 6 inches in diameter in order to prepare the metal for welding. The employee was using a hammer to hit the pipe to get it better aligned when the injured employee's right middle finger was hit by the hammer, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

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