# Amputations at Sun Chemical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019066182` · 6/19/2019 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Sun Chemical Corporation
- **Location:** 4526 Chickering Avenue, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45232
- **NAICS:** 325132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog salt that was damp from recent humid weather. The salt was added to the process through a 10-inch-long pipe with a rotary gate valve at the end. The employee's finger was caught in the turning valve, resulting in an amputation.

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