# Amputations at SCHREIBER FOODS
> OSHA SIR `2015063494` · 6/8/2015 · CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
- **Secondary source:** Gears
## Employer
- **Name:** SCHREIBER FOODS
- **Location:** 127 Limestone St., CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually moving the belt and gears of a high pressure pump. The pump was locked out and tagged out at the time. The employee's right pinky finger got caught in the belt. When the employee pulled his finger out, he lost his fingertip barely down to the bone.

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