# Amputations at United Refining Company
> OSHA SIR `2020109643` · 10/9/2020 · WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Refining Company
- **Location:** 15 Bradley Street, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16365
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working in the Rigger Shop, an employee was using channel lock pliers to disconnect two pieces of pipe that were bolted together. The pipe was raised by a crane. When the top bolt was removed, a portion of the pipe was pulled upward, and the other portion fell to floor. The employee's finger was pinched between lower handle of pliers and the portion of pipe supported by the crane. The employee suffered an amputation to his left ring finger.

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