# Amputations at Emery Oleochemicals LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021086813` · 8/11/2021 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Emery Oleochemicals LLC
- **Location:** 4900 Este Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45232
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a rotary air lock valve when their right hand contacted the valve, resulting in fingertip amputations.

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