# Amputations at Hostess Brands LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016065497` · 6/21/2016 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Hostess Brands LLC
- **Location:** 1969 Victory Drive, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31901
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with the conveyor chain and bag closer when his right-hand fourth fingertip was amputated.

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