# Amputations at Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `20181011185` · 10/30/2018 · ANNISTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 103 National Drive, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36201
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a baler when a box was caught in it. He attempted to free the box. His left foot was caught between the blades; four toes and part the big toe were amputated. He was hospitalized, needing surgery.

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