# Amputations at Pepperidge Farm Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015107420` · 10/6/2015 · LAKELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepperidge Farm Incorporated
- **Location:** 2222 Interstate Dr, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33805
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning equipment using the central vacuum hose. The hose was not working properly.  The employee tried to troubleshoot the issue and reached underneath the rotary feeder catching his finger on the blade and amputating the tip of his right index finger.

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