# Amputations at Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015053037` · 5/19/2015 · HAMER, IDAHO
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 2379 E 2300 NORTH, HAMER, IDAHO, 83425
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor when a coworker energized the conveyor. The employee's hand got caught between the drive chain and the sprocket, amputating the first and second fingers of the right hand down to the first knuckle.

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