# Amputations at LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018065829` · 6/13/2018 · TWINSBURG, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC
- **Location:** 2045 E. AURORA RD., TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a valve from an acetylene tank with the valve machine when his right hand slipped and the equipment activated amputating the tip of his left middle finger.

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