# Amputations at TMK-IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017087680` · 8/11/2017 · AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TMK-IPSCO Koppel Tubulars, LLC
- **Location:** 2225 Duss Avenue, AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15003
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing a chain that was slipping on a unit when a finger on the right hand was caught between the chain and the gear when the machine was activated resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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