# Amputations at Western States Automation LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010090` · 1/5/2022 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Western States Automation LLC
- **Location:** 4647 N Fenton St, BOISE, IDAHO, 83714
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to open a butterfly valve. When the air stopped, the valve closed on the employee's thumb and amputated the tip.

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