# Amputations at Master Grave Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032487` · 3/13/2018 · BISHOP, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Master Grave Service, Inc.
- **Location:** Cemetery Road, BISHOP, GEORGIA, 30621
- **NAICS:** 812220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a pipe underneath a vault. His hand was close to an aluminum skid when the vault was lowered. His left index fingertip was then caught and amputated between the iron pipe and the skid.

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