# Amputations at Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019022104` · 2/25/2019 · MADISONVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC
- **Location:** 109 Hwy 1085, MADISONVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70447
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the actuator on the metal detector in-line unit. The valve was stuck open. The employee's right index finger was inside the valve when the pneumatics were activated and the ball closed on his finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

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