# Amputations at Star of the West Millng Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020054201` · 5/5/2020 · CHURCHVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Star of the West Millng Co.
- **Location:** 35 South Main Street, CHURCHVILLE, NEW YORK, 14428
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a flour build-up in the spout transition section of a flour distribution station when a rotary valve activated and amputated the distal joint of his right index finger.

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