GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—
SGS Contracting Services, Inc.
Contact incidents unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
Final narrative
An employee was working to install a pipe coupling on a section of steel pipe. The pipe became dislodged from its temporary support structure. As the employee went to gain control of the pipe, his right little finger was caught and amputated near the knuckle in a pinch point created by the pipe.
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