# Amputations at Frito Lay Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181213158` · 12/24/2018 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## 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.
## Employer
- **Name:** Frito Lay Inc
- **Location:** 4236 SW Kirklawn Ave., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a masa pump. As he was removing residue from the intake, the tip of his left middle finger was amputated. The product intake cover had been removed at the time of the incident.

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