# Amputations at Nestle Purina
> OSHA SIR `2016053899` · 5/7/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nestle Purina
- **Location:** 901 Chouteau Ave, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63146
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained an amputation of the tip of his right middle finger while in the process of inspecting a pond filter basin. The steel door of the basin fell onto the employee's finger causing the amputation.

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