# Amputations at FAGE USA DAIRY INDUSTRY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018076581` · 7/1/2018 · JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK
## 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:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** FAGE USA DAIRY INDUSTRY, INC.
- **Location:** JOHNSTOWN INDUSTRIAL PARK 1 OPPORTUNITY DR, JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK, 12095
- **NAICS:** 424430
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the multi-port valve in a process line. While he was rebuilding the valve (the valve was out of the valve body), the solenoid was activated. The airline blew off the valve and the valve closed on his left pinky finger, amputating it.

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