# Amputations at Pinnacle Foods Group LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017043889` · 4/29/2017 · CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Pinnacle Foods Group LLC
- **Location:** 100 Calumet, CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS, 62801
- **NAICS:** 311824
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing an overhead chute that had a hole in it. He began to clean excess cake mix off of the auger when his hand contacted the sifter auger, amputating his index and middle fingers to the first knuckle. The auger was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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