# Amputations at Patterson Well Service Co Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017076366` · 7/11/2017 · REFUGIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Patterson Well Service Co Inc
- **Location:** 427 FM 774, REFUGIO, TEXAS, 78377
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding some rigging when it moved, catching his hand and amputating a fingertip between the rigging and a pipe.

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