# Amputations at Unified Pet Products LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017065473` · 6/15/2017 · WEST POINT, NEBRASKA
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Unified Pet Products LLC
- **Location:** 126 W. Grant St, WEST POINT, NEBRASKA, 68788
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was emptying a ribbon mixer and attempting to grab a piece of meat when the ribbon mixer caught the employee's fingers, amputating three fingers at the first knuckle. The mixer was guarded at the time.

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