# Amputations at Hirzel Canning Company and Farms
> OSHA SIR `20181011184` · 10/30/2018 · NORTHWOOD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hirzel Canning Company and Farms
- **Location:** 411 Lemoyne Road, NORTHWOOD, OHIO, 43619
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 30, 2018, an employee was engaged in sanitation procedures and suffered amputations to four fingers on the right hand when his hand was caught in the serpentine chain located on the rollers between the coring machine and the trim table.

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