# Amputations at Tom Allen Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2017054086` · 5/4/2017 · EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Tom Allen Construction Company
- **Location:** Munntown Road Crossing, EIGHTY FOUR, PENNSYLVANIA, 15330
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a 6" threaded metal fitting to a mud unit. The fitting slipped and the employee's left middle fingertip was crushed and amputated between the fitting and the mud unit.

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