# Amputations at MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022064917` · 6/7/2022 · FULTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MUELLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
- **Location:** 400 MUELLER ROAD, FULTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38843
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just replaced a hydraulic hose on a machine and was checking for leaks. The machine cycled as the employee's right hand was resting at the ram. The employee's index finger was amputated at the first joint. The ram was not guarded at the time.

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