# Amputations at HOMETOWN FOODS USA INC and S-INNOVATIONS CORP
> OSHA SIR `2018010524` · 1/17/2018 · MEDLEY, FLORIDA
## 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-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** HOMETOWN FOODS USA INC and S-INNOVATIONS CORP
- **Location:** 11800 NW 102nd Road, Suite 6, MEDLEY, FLORIDA, 33178
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 1/17/18, an employee was attempting to fix a jammed sprocket on a cooling conveyor using a metal pry bar. The pry bar became stuck in the chain/sprocket and the employee's left pinky finger was then caught in a pinch point between the pry bar and the conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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