# Amputations at Axis Energy Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032692` · 3/26/2023 · NEW BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Axis Energy Services LLC
- **Location:** Bros Kuhn 7H, NEW BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 16242
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a snubbing unit operator to service the well. While operating hydraulic tongs, the injured employee's glove was entangled in the rotating tong head, resulting in a right finger amputation that required hospitalization.

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