# Amputations at Sensory Effects, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032258` · 3/11/2017 · BRIDGETON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sensory Effects, Inc.
- **Location:** 231 Rock Industrial Park Drive, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
- **NAICS:** 311930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a rotary valve machine when a coworker activated the machine, which then amputated the employee's index finger between the first knuckle and fingernail. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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