# Amputations at Central Valley Ag
> OSHA SIR `2015097011` · 9/23/2015 · YORK, NEBRASKA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Valley Ag
- **Location:** 1403 Rd. 14, YORK, NEBRASKA, 68467
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were replacing a gasket on a liquid fertilizer tank.  While attempting to install the gasket, the injured employee's finger got caught in a pipe, amputating his right index fingertip.

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