# Amputations at CROSSWIND PETFOODS, INC
> OSHA SIR `2015063426` · 6/4/2015 · SABETHA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Meat grinders
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** CROSSWIND PETFOODS, INC
- **Location:** 402 HWY K-246, SABETHA, KANSAS, 66534
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wearing gloves to handle a hot hose to clean out an auger. The gloves snagged on the auger, amputating the left ring fingertip.

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