# Amputations at Pilgrams Pride
> OSHA SIR `2015096740` · 9/15/2015 · RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrams Pride
- **Location:** 2045 Hwy 244, RUSSELLVILLE, ALABAMA, 35653
- **NAICS:** 112390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a metal detector that was not locked out or tagged out. The machine started unexpectedly and caught his left hand middle finger resulting in amputation.

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