# Amputations at SANDERSON FARMS
> OSHA SIR `2016064963` · 6/6/2016 · BRYAN, TEXAS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SANDERSON FARMS
- **Location:** 2000 SHILOH AVE, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77803
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While hanging chickens on shackles, an employee's right ring finger was caught on a shackle, resulting in a finger amputation.

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