# Amputations at Chemtrade Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2016064893` · 6/3/2016 · MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Chemtrade Solutions
- **Location:** 500 N 9th St., MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was re-assembling a cooler rotary valve after shut down. Before installing the cover, he felt inside the piping to check for moisture when the blade made contact with his left-hand middle finger, partially amputating the fingertip under the nail.

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