# Amputations at Wayne Farms
> OSHA SIR `2016087116` · 8/2/2016 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Wayne Farms
- **Location:** 525 Wayne Drive, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a twisted belt from a motor. A finger got caught between the belt and pulley amputating the employee's middle fingertip.

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