# Amputations at Ice Cream Specialities, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077814` · 7/31/2018 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Ice Cream Specialities, Inc.
- **Location:** 757 N Morgan St., DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62521
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 11:30 p.m. on July 31, 2018, an employee was working on an air valve actuator when the plunger came down, amputating the tip of the employee's right middle finger.

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