# Amputations at HILL & VALLEY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088380` · 8/14/2019 · ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HILL & VALLEY, INC.
- **Location:** 320 44th Street, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 61201
- **NAICS:** 311813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wiping down a pastry press with a paper towel. The press pinched the employee's finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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