# Amputations at Benson's Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021644` · 2/20/2017 · BOGART, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Benson's Inc.
- **Location:** 134 Elder Street, BOGART, GEORGIA, 30622
- **NAICS:** 31181
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a scaler at the batter depositor. The depositor needed to be adjusted for the weight of the batter being deposited in the cake pan. The employee was fixing the adjustment handle and amputated their left pinky fingertip.

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