# Amputations at Pentaflex, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018033005` · 3/28/2018 · SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Welding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pentaflex, Inc.
- **Location:** 4981 Gateway Blvd, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45502
- **NAICS:** 333513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/28/18, an employee was working on the air valves for a spot welder when the valve actuated, pinching and amputating the employee's pinky finger against the frame.

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