# Amputations at AMVAC Chemical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017064951` · 6/1/2017 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** AMVAC Chemical Corporation
- **Location:** 12650 Hwy 43, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an air-reciprocating hand pump and checking for air leaks in the device. The pump started while his left middle finger was in the piston path. The piston then amputated his left middle fingertip. The pump was not locked/tagged out at  the time.

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