# Amputations at Saint-Gobain Ceramics Materials Boron Nitride
> OSHA SIR `20171211665` · 12/8/2017 · AMHERST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Saint-Gobain Ceramics Materials Boron Nitride
- **Location:** 168 Creekside Drive, AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14228
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee's left hand was inside a rotary valve when it closed, amputating three fingers and requiring hospitalization.

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