# Amputations at Sanderson Farms, Inc McComb Processing
> OSHA SIR `2016087619` · 8/15/2016 · SUMMIT, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sanderson Farms, Inc McComb Processing
- **Location:** 4039 River Ridge Road, SUMMIT, MISSISSIPPI, 39666
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an 8-foot ladder when he slipped. As he reached to catch himself, his little finger was caught on a shackle, amputating it.

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