# Amputations involving bone loss at Atkore Plastic Pipe & Conduit
> OSHA SIR `20241211587` · 12/15/2024 · KIRKWOOD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Other handtools  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Strapping, bands
## Employer
- **Name:** Atkore Plastic Pipe & Conduit
- **Location:** 958 U.S. 11, KIRKWOOD, NEW YORK, 13795
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were banding piping together. One employee was holding the piping and the other employee was using the manual banding tightener. An employee's left index finger was caught between the metal banding and the piping resulting in amputation of the distal joint.

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