# Amputations at H.B. Taylor Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018077681` · 7/28/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** H.B. Taylor Co.
- **Location:** 4830 South Christiana Ave, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60632
- **NAICS:** 311224
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a spray dryer unit. The rotary valve caused the amputation of the employee's index and middle fingertips.

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