# Amputations at Teasdale Foods
> OSHA SIR `2015107963` · 10/24/2015 · GREELEY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Teasdale Foods
- **Location:** 14574 CR 64, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a disassembled actuated ball valve on a workbench. The employee placed a finger on the valve when it cycled and amputated the left middle fingertip.

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