# Amputations at Treehouse Foods, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017031966` · 3/2/2017 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(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:** Treehouse Foods, Inc
- **Location:** 1820 N. Josey Ln., CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 311941
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing the pie chunker of loose debris. A blade energized while his left arm was in the machine resulting in amputation between the shoulder and elbow.

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