# Amputations at Mueller Co
> OSHA SIR `2021054159` · 5/21/2021 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Mueller Co
- **Location:** 3351 Ruben M Torres Boulevard, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78526
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a cap in a valve and amputated their left index fingertip.

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