# Amputations at Arizona Public Service Four Corners Power Plant
> OSHA SIR `20211110091` · 11/22/2021 · FRUITLAND, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Arizona Public Service Four Corners Power Plant
- **Location:** 6675 End of County Road, FRUITLAND, NEW MEXICO, 87416
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a bag house compartment. During installment of the lock-out tag-out, the inlet poppet valve would not close remotely. The employee attempted to manually close the valve when it closed on his fingers, resulting in a partial amputation to his left index finger.

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