# Amputations at Swift Pork Company
> OSHA SIR `20181112083` · 11/26/2018 · BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Pork Company
- **Location:** 8295 Arenzville Rd, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving hams from a dumper to a trimming line. The trimming machine activated, and the trimming blades partially amputated the employee's right little finger.

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