# Amputations at United States Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018010794` · 1/24/2018 · FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 5700 Valley Road, FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA, 35064
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam a pipe that was stalled in a hydro tester. The employee was able to clear the stall, at which point the hydro tester allowed another pipe to enter it. The employee's right thumb was then caught between the two pipes, amputating it at the middle joint.

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