# Amputations at Festo Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20161211710` · 12/16/2016 · MAINEVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Festo Corporation
- **Location:** 7777 Columbia Rd, MAINEVILLE, OHIO, 45039
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 16, 2016, an employee was inspecting a ball valve for correct assembly and testing it using air. When the air was applied, it caused the valve to close on and amputate his left index fingertip.

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