# Amputations at Del Monte Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015063848` · 6/17/2015 · CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Product labeling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Del Monte Corporation
- **Location:** 2205 Old Uvalde Hwy, CRYSTAL CITY, TEXAS, 78839
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the operation of a canning labeler.  He removed a guard to clean the belt and pulley power transmission system and the machine unexpectedly started, amputating the employee's index finger in the power transmission system.

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