# Amputations at AVI Food Systems
> OSHA SIR `2017109737` · 10/10/2017 · BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
## Employer
- **Name:** AVI Food Systems
- **Location:** 1 Meadway, BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK, 10708
- **NAICS:** 722320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to light a stove's pilot light when the stove lid came down and amputated the employee's middle fingertip.

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