# Amputations at Homestat Farms
> OSHA SIR `2019032641` · 3/12/2019 · HIGHSPIRE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
## Employer
- **Name:** Homestat Farms
- **Location:** 201 Race Street, HIGHSPIRE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17034
- **NAICS:** 31181
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum of malt liquid weighing 655 pounds. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the drum and a frame, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

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