# Amputations at Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110741` · 11/7/2017 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
- **Location:** 6513 I-35, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78752
- **NAICS:** 722210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a tortilla machine when the employee's finger was caught and amputated between the conveyor belt and the machine's roller. The belt and rollers were not guarded at the time.

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