# Amputations at Cogent Companies
> OSHA SIR `2023087511` · 8/16/2023 · FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Cogent Companies
- **Location:** 1001 Saint Clair Road (end of Saint Clair Road), FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 62208
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting preventative maintenance on a pump station when the pump started, amputating their right index finger.

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