# Amputations at Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023032654` · 3/24/2023 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc
- **Location:** 1730 Dale Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14225
- **NAICS:** 311514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a tanker in a receiving bay when the valve on the tanker truck actuated. The employee's hand was on the valve handle when it moved inward and crushed his right index finger against the valve body. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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