# Amputations at The Industrial Company
> OSHA SIR `2015129706` · 12/23/2015 · THOMPSONS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Industrial Company
- **Location:** 1640 Smithers Lake Road, THOMPSONS, TEXAS, 77481
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An iron worker was installing a skillet valve. The employee's right hand became lodged between two pipes near the valve and he suffered a partial amputation of his right thumb.

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