# Amputations at Pentair, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212496` · 12/4/2019 · ASHLAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pentair, Inc.
- **Location:** 1101 Meyers Parkway, ASHLAND, OHIO, 44805
- **NAICS:** 333911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

When a conveyor was activated, an employee's right hand was caught between the indexing mechanism and the conveyor. Three of the employee's fingers were amputated.

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