# Amputations at Bel Brands USA
> OSHA SIR `20171211671` · 12/8/2017 · BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Bel Brands USA
- **Location:** 811 32nd Avenue, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to manually clean a tumbler when the employee's right hand became caught in the tumbler, amputating the index fingertip. The tumbler was in operation at the time.

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