# Amputations at Fresh Express Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `20171111036` · 11/16/2017 · MORROW, GEORGIA
## 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:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Fresh Express Incorporated
- **Location:** 1361 Southern Road, MORROW, GEORGIA, 30260
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used pliers to pull or adjust the drive belt on a conveyor belt. The belt caught hold and began turning. It then caught his glove and pulled his right thumb into the conveyor, partially amputating his thumb tip (no bone loss).

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