# Amputations at Canon Egg Farm
> OSHA SIR `2017087501` · 8/7/2017 · CANON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Canon Egg Farm
- **Location:** 4661 Airline-Goldmine Road, CANON, GEORGIA, 30520
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees conducting maintenance had just installed a new case belt and were working to make sure the belt was tracking correctly. The injured employee's left hand was caught between the belt and the end-roller, partially amputating his ring fingertip.

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