# Amputations at Pilgrim's
> OSHA SIR `2015063452` · 6/5/2015 · MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrim's
- **Location:** 214 South Main Street, MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26836
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 5, 2015, at approximately 11:45 a.m., an employee was working with blenders that are used to grind meat. An opening on the bottom of the grinder allows ground meat to fall into a buggy. The employee reached to remove a small portion of meat and his left hand made contact with an energized, rotating auger.

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