# Amputations at MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE,INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015020530` · 2/18/2015 · MILLSBORO, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE,INC.
- **Location:** 29005 JOHN J.WILLIAMS HWY, MILLSBORO, DELAWARE, 19966
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Am employee  working in the receiving area, sustained amputations of his right middle and ring fingertips on 2/18/15 at 7:30 PM. The employee's fingers were caught and amputated by receiving line gears while attempting to dislodge a cage. He was treated at Beebe Medical Center and hospitalized for 23 hours.

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