# Amputations at Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016042808` · 4/4/2016 · TUSCUMBIA, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
- **Location:** 2022 Golden Rd., TUSCUMBIA, ALABAMA, 35674
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a conveyor that was jammed with product. The employee's fingers were caught in the conveyor pulley when it started back up, amputating the pinky finger and fracturing the right ring finger.

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