# Amputations at Florida Crystals Food Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2017021725` · 2/22/2017 · SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Florida Crystals Food Corp.
- **Location:** 8501 US-27, SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA, 33493
- **NAICS:** 111930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to eject a cardboard bale from a baler when both of the employee's hands became stuck in the ejector chain. The employee's left-hand thumb and pinky finger were bruised, ring and index fingers were smashed, and middle finger was amputated. The employee's right-hand pinky, ring, and middle fingertips were amputated. The right index finger was smashed and the thumb was bruised.

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