# Amputations at Fabricated Pipe Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110523` · 11/15/2023 · MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Fabricated Pipe Inc
- **Location:** 1010 Frank Oakes Road, MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI, 39648
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the cushion of the sweatband in his welding hood. When he cut through the hood with a utility knife, the knife lacerated his left middle finger and thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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