# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Taylor Farms New England
> OSHA SIR `2024099070` · 9/28/2024 · NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Pumps  except oil well
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Taylor Farms New England
- **Location:** 320 Commerce Park Rd., NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a pump with a clogged valve. The valve closed on his left little finger as the air pressure line was broken. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

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