# Amputations at HEI Civil
> OSHA SIR `2022065648` · 6/28/2022 · LAFAYETTE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
- **Secondary source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** HEI Civil
- **Location:** 12329 Baseline Rd, LAFAYETTE, COLORADO, 80026
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were installing an 8-inch C-900 watermain pipe. The pipe was shoved home while one of them still had his fingers in it. His left index and middle fingers were caught between two pieces of pipe and the fingertips were amputated.

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