# Amputations at Parkhurst Dining
> OSHA SIR `2017087461` · 8/4/2017 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Parkhurst Dining
- **Location:** PNC First Side, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15222
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a floor mixer with a blade attachment when the blade popped out and the machine quit running. The employee put the blade back in place and the machine engaged. The employee's left hand was caught by the blade, possibly amputating a finger.

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