# Amputations at The Sherwin-Williams Company
> OSHA SIR `2018076938` · 7/11/2018 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** The Sherwin-Williams Company
- **Location:** 13129 Harland Drive, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to remove debris within a repaired rotary valve when the valve amputated his left middle fingertip. The valve's lockout/tagout had been removed and it had been energized to ensure that it worked following the repair.

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