# Amputations at R.M. PALMER, COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018032478` · 3/13/2018 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** R.M. PALMER, COMPANY
- **Location:** 77 SOUTH 2ND AVENUE, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19611
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning an air valve in the wash room when his finger slipped off the release button and the valve closed on his finger, amputating his right index fingertip.

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