# Amputations at Rich Products
> OSHA SIR `20190910026` · 9/25/2019 · HILLIARD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Rich Products
- **Location:** 4600 Northwest Blvd, HILLIARD, OHIO, 43026
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 25, 2019, an employee was working at a metal detector in an icings, fillings, and mixes room. As the employee was removing product, a valve closed on the top of the employee's left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.

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