# Amputations at Bar-S Foods Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018021213` · 2/6/2018 · ALTUS, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **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.
- **Secondary source:** Pressurized water-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** Bar-S Foods Co.
- **Location:** 500 S. Bar S Blvd., ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, 73521
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had a water spray hose on her shoulder when she leaned in to look at a meat cutter machine during inspection. The water spray activated the machine and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

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