# Amputations at MS Directional, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023065128` · 6/10/2023 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MS Directional, LLC
- **Location:** 6301 W. Industrial Ave., MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79701
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were using a machine to connect two pipes at the joint. One pipe was in the joint while the other pipe was held level by a crane with a synthetic sling. The injured employee's right ring finger was caught between the sling and a pipe component, resulting in amputation.

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