# Amputations at SANDERSON FARMS
> OSHA SIR `2015064177` · 6/29/2015 · COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SANDERSON FARMS
- **Location:** 1111 NORTH FIR Ave, COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI, 39428
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee reached between the line and the splash board to retrieve a chicken tender. The employee's hand was pulled forward on the line. She pulled her hand from the machine, which caused an amputation to her left index finger.

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