# Amputations at Bay Valley Foods
> OSHA SIR `2017021447` · 2/14/2017 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Bay Valley Foods
- **Location:** 5310 Enrique M Barrera, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78227
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the drain port underneath a mixer tank. He removed the drain port cap and was attempting to clear out the port when the mixer ribbon (metal agitator) struck his hand and partially amputated three fingers.

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