# Amputations at Lane Pipeline Construction, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020032391` · 3/13/2020 · MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Lane Pipeline Construction, LLC
- **Location:** Rush Run Road, MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26149
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking for a seam under a suspended pipe. The sling holding the pipe shifted and the pipe lowered onto his right index finger, crushing the tip. The fingertip was amputated past the nail.

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