# Amputations at Tyler Pipe
> OSHA SIR `2022119629` · 11/2/2022 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyler Pipe
- **Location:** 11910 County Road 492, TYLER, TEXAS, 75703
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a team member in aligning two sections of a mold when his finger became caught between the two sections. The employee's finger was crushed, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

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