# Amputations at North Dakota Pipeline Company
> OSHA SIR `2017054749` · 5/25/2017 · TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** North Dakota Pipeline Company
- **Location:** Beaver Lodge Terminal, TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA, 58852
- **NAICS:** 486110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torque wrench and socket to connect a pipe flange when the employee's fingertip was crushed and amputated between the torque wrench and the pipe.

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