# Amputations at Related Ventures Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043225` · 4/10/2017 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Related Ventures Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Industrial Blvd., WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While attempting to remove an obstruction from a valve that was located inside of a rail car, the valve closed and amputated an employee's left ring finger.

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