# Amputations at IDEX Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023042987` · 4/4/2023 · GREENWOOD, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** IDEX Corporation
- **Location:** 23860 KZ Parkway, GREENWOOD, NEBRASKA, 68366
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing an actuator and holding a part near the valve when the actuator was pressed. The valve then closed on the injured employee's finger, partially amputating his right ring fingertip.

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