# Amputations at Wilcon Winsupply Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022021707` · 2/23/2022 · DAYTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Wilcon Winsupply Co.
- **Location:** 721 Springfield Street, DAYTON, OHIO, 45403
- **NAICS:** 531312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a scissor lift, removing a valve connected to a steel utility pipe. The valve came down and crushed his left middle finger against the guardrail of the scissor lift. The fingertip was amputated.

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