# Amputations at Knouse Foods
> OSHA SIR `2018054490` · 5/9/2018 · CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Knouse Foods
- **Location:** 421 Grant Street, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17201
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to free an apple that was stuck in an auger when the employee's clothing became caught in the auger. The employee then suffered a left hand amputation at the wrist, broken bones, contusions, and lacerations.

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