# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at ADVANCED COMPOSITES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024021168` · 2/7/2024 · SIDNEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems
## Employer
- **Name:** ADVANCED COMPOSITES INC.
- **Location:** 1062 FOURTH AVE., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 7, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to clean a pneumatically operated vacuum ball valve when their left index finger became caught in the ball and valve, resulting in an amputation of the finger pad. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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