# Amputations at Hoober Feeds
> OSHA SIR `2017021429` · 2/13/2017 · GORDONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Hoober Feeds
- **Location:** 3216 Mill Lane, GORDONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17529
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker hoist a motor to change out an auger when his right pinky became caught between the motor and the railing, amputating his fingertip.

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