# Amputations at Heinen's Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065986` · 6/13/2019 · MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Heinen's Inc.
- **Location:** 15300 E Bagely Road, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44130
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grinding meat for burgers when the grinder jammed. As he attempted to unjam it, the stored energy was released and his left thumb was caught in the meat grinder and amputated.

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