# Amputations at LOREAL USA PRODUCTS
> OSHA SIR `2018088435` · 8/16/2018 · NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Milling machines
## Employer
- **Name:** LOREAL USA PRODUCTS
- **Location:** 11500 MAYBELLINE ROAD, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72117
- **NAICS:** 325620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a pneumatic valve located in the control cabinet of a jet mill. The employee had removed the presence sensor cable and was proceeding to remove the presence sensor when the pneumatic valve actuated and caught his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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