# Amputations at HEB Grocery Company, LP
> OSHA SIR `2016087609` · 8/14/2016 · BAY CITY, TEXAS
## 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:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** HEB Grocery Company, LP
- **Location:** H-E-B Store #292, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding salmon in a meat grinder when a piece of salmon became stuck to the side. When she attempted to dislodge it, her right middle finger was caught in the grinder blades, amputating her fingertip and requiring reattachment surgery.

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