# Amputations at Steel Systems Installation, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016010698` · 1/25/2016 · QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Steel Systems Installation, Inc
- **Location:** PO BOX 307, QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17566
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to position pipe into a steel holding area. The employee's left hand was caught between the pipe and steel structure, amputating the left thumb tip.

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