# Amputations at NPL Construction
> OSHA SIR `2022109093` · 10/17/2022 · PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NPL Construction
- **Location:** West Broad Street, PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT, 06062
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a fusion machine to fuse pipes together. As he adjusted a pipe, it pinched his fingers, partially amputating the left index fingertip.

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