# Avulsions, enucleations at HP Hood
> OSHA SIR `20171110868` · 11/11/2017 · ONEIDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HP Hood
- **Location:** 252 Genesee Street, ONEIDA, NEW YORK, 13421
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a malfunctioning stem valve on the line. The employee's finger was inside the valve when 8 pounds of pressure came on and the valve closed on the employee's right third finger, removing the tip of the nail and some skin.

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