# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at HEB Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2024053902` · 5/4/2024 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
- **Secondary source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** HEB Distribution Center
- **Location:** 4710 N PanAm Expressway, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78218
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a tank diverter valve after removal and applying compressed air to an open valve when they sustained a partial amputation to their left index finger.

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