# Amputations at Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076708` · 7/19/2017 · OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc.
- **Location:** 554 Waterworks Road, OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, 08857
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7/19/17, an employee was cleaning near a zinc sulfate bagging operation when the employee tripped. The employee's right hand then entered the rotary air valve and contacted rotating parts, amputating the index fingertip.

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