# Amputations at Valspar Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016043214` · 4/17/2016 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Valspar Corporation
- **Location:** 13129 Harland Drive, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cleaning a sifter and rotary valve, an employee's left-hand index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.

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