# Amputations at American Electric Power
> OSHA SIR `2017065676` · 6/21/2017 · WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Electric Power
- **Location:** John Amos Plant, WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 25213
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 21, 2017, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee was removing a 4-inch water valve from a line when the employee's right pinky finger was pinched between the valve and pipe, amputating it just above the first knuckle.

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