# Amputations at CW Egg Products LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019021421` · 2/7/2019 · FORT RECOVERY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CW Egg Products LLC
- **Location:** 2360 Wabash Rd, FORT RECOVERY, OHIO, 45846
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 7, 2019, an employee was operating an egg flat washing machine. The employee was attempting to unload the washed egg flats when the employee's left middle finger was caught in a chain driven by a sprocket that moved the egg flats along the conveyor through the machine. The employee suffered a left middle finger amputation.

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