# Amputations at Kannapolis Sprinkler Company
> OSHA SIR `20231110604` · 11/16/2023 · CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kannapolis Sprinkler Company
- **Location:** P1800 MEF Headquarters Parachute Tower Road, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28547
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was straightening material on site to consolidate and cover it. As he was pivoting while moving a bundle of 6-inch pipes, he tripped on dunnage and fell. As he fell, he put his hands out to catch himself. The pipes shifted and contacted his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle.

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