# Amputations at SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065212` · 6/8/2017 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHERN VALVE SERVICE, INC.
- **Location:** 18970 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70809
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used a crowbar to raise a valve part a few inches when his fingers entered a pinch point. The valve then fell apart, landing on and possibly amputating his fingertip.

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