# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Mr. Excavator, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054732` · 5/30/2024 · HILLIARD, OHIO
## 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:** Pipes and tubes  plastic, PVC, rubber
- **Secondary source:** Co-worker, supervisor  current
## Employer
- **Name:** Mr. Excavator, Inc.
- **Location:** 4180 Scioto Darby Creek Rd, HILLIARD, OHIO, 43026
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 30, 2024, an employee was assembling pipe for a concrete structure. He was holding a 6-inch PVC pipe to align it with a hole in the concrete structure. As the pipe was pushed forward, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the end of the pipe and the edge of the hole resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

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