# Amputations at Pilgrim's
> OSHA SIR `2017021615` · 2/18/2017 · MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrim's
- **Location:** 214 South Main Street, MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 26836
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 18, 2017, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an employee was replacing the chain on a breading machine conveyor that was turned off. The power was restored to the machine while the employee was checking the tension of the chain. The moving chain caught and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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