# Amputations at Schreiber Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021156` · 2/6/2016 · CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Schreiber Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 1112 W. Fairview Ave., CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a pump from a piece of equipment.  The air supply to the pump was knocked loose, closing a valve and amputating the employee's left middle fingertip.

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