# Amputations at Aly Energy Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018089009` · 8/30/2018 · CATARINA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Aly Energy Services Inc.
- **Location:** Oil Rig near Hwy 83 and Hwy 133, CATARINA, TEXAS, 78836
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping guide a pipe into place to connect to rig equipment. His left hand was caught between the pipe flange and the rig equipment's frame, and his ring finger was pinched. The tip was amputated. Personal protective equipment and impact gloves were being worn at the time of the incident.

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