# Amputations at Nuovo Parts
> OSHA SIR `20191010516` · 10/8/2019 · EL DORADO, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Nuovo Parts
- **Location:** 1401 Douglas Road, EL DORADO, KANSAS, 67042
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A technician was removing a discharge valve from a cylinder at a machine shop. The valve and chair came out, causing the discharge valve to drop slightly. His left middle finger was pinched in the opening and the fingertip was severely damaged. The fingertip was amputated.

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