# Amputations at BEF Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110532` · 11/8/2016 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BEF Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 651 Commerce Parkway, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning an auger when it was activated. The auger blades partially amputated the employee's left index finger, requiring hospitalization.

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