# Amputations at Wayne Farms, LLC - Decatur East
> OSHA SIR `2015052786` · 5/12/2015 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wayne Farms, LLC - Decatur East
- **Location:** 100 Plugs Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left-hand little and ring fingertips/pads were amputated when the employee's hand got caught between a 500-pound steel calibration weight and a conveyor frame during a maintenance activity.

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