# Amputations at Buedel Fine Meats
> OSHA SIR `2016098664` · 9/13/2016 · BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Buedel Fine Meats
- **Location:** 7661 S. 78th Avenue, BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60455
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor when his hand was caught between the conveyor and the sprocket, amputating his left thumb.

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