# Amputations at SUPERIOR CAKE PRODUCTS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017032675` · 3/23/2017 · SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** SUPERIOR CAKE PRODUCTS, INC.
- **Location:** 94 Ashland Ave., SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01550
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on an indexing conveyor belt when the belt indexed unexpectedly, catching and amputating the employee's right ring finger at the first digit. The conveyor's emergency stop was not activated at the time of the incident.

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