# Amputations at Accella Polyurethane Systems
> OSHA SIR `2020098404` · 9/3/2020 · MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Accella Polyurethane Systems
- **Location:** 2500 Adie Road, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, 63043
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a three-way actuated valve assembly. When the ball cycled, it closed on the employee's left hand, amputating the tips of his middle and ring fingers.

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