# Amputations at Standard Process Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043029` · 4/4/2017 · PALMYRA, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Standard Process Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 W Royal Lee Drive, PALMYRA, WISCONSIN, 53156
- **NAICS:** 325411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was beginning the clean-in-place process. The employee disconnected the air line which de-energized the valve causing it to close on the employee's right index finger and amputate the fingertip.

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