# Amputations at C&J Energy Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021922` · 2/25/2018 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** C&J Energy Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Oxy Usa Inc. Granada 11-14H (wellsite), PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 211111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While conducting rig-up operations, two employees were carrying a 2-inch joint of iron piping when the first employee dropped the joint on the second employee's finger. His right middle finger was crushed between the falling pipe and piping that was on the ground, resulting in an amputation.

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