# Amputations at R. Warehousing and Port Services
> OSHA SIR `20211211006` · 12/22/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** R. Warehousing and Port Services
- **Location:** 8500 Clinton Drive, Gate 1, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping roll pipes on a pipe rack. The employee's gloved left hand was caught between two joints of pipe. The thumb tip was amputated.

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