# Amputations at Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043003` · 4/10/2016 · SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC
- **Location:** 300 Industrial Dr. East, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75482
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was showing a maintenance man an issue with a machine. As the employee was pointing to the problem, his finger was pulled into the rotating belt and pulley, amputating his right index fingertip.

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