# Amputations at Record Steel & Construction, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023043533` · 4/20/2023 · NAMPA, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Record Steel & Construction, Inc
- **Location:** 340 W Railroad St, NAMPA, IDAHO, 83687
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning a valve on a flange when his fingers became caught between both parts, resulting in a left middle finger amputation below the fingernail.

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