# Amputations at Tyler Pipe
> OSHA SIR `2022065402` · 6/21/2022 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyler Pipe
- **Location:** 11910 County Road 492, TYLER, TEXAS, 75703
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a pipe by hitting it with a hammer when his fingertip was struck by the hammer, resulting in an avulsion that led to an amputation.

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