# Amputations at Jack Batte and Sons
> OSHA SIR `2015030944` · 3/3/2015 · FOREST, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Jack Batte and Sons
- **Location:** 221 SCR 35-9, FOREST, MISSISSIPPI, 39074
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee's left hand got caught in a conveyor belt and pulley while increasing the tension. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

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