# Amputations at U.S. Pipe Alabama Works
> OSHA SIR `2018077818` · 7/31/2018 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Pipe Alabama Works
- **Location:** 2023 St. Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing out a cement mixer when he noticed a rock in the hopper that was interfering with proper operation. While he was removing it, the blade on the auger caused the partial amputation of his right middle fingertip. The mixer was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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