# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Atlantic Sapphire USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010749` · 1/24/2024 · HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Wrenches, ratchets
- **Secondary source:** Co-worker, supervisor  current
## Employer
- **Name:** Atlantic Sapphire USA, LLC
- **Location:** 22275 SW 272nd, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, 33031
- **NAICS:** 112511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was holding a tee fitting on a pipe while it was being tightened by another employee using a pipe wrench. The injured employee's left little fingertip and fingernail were caught between the pipe wrench and the tee handle, resulting in amputation.

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