# Amputations at The Hershey Company
> OSHA SIR `2019066067` · 6/17/2019 · HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hershey Company
- **Location:** 1033 Old West Chocolate Ave, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
- **NAICS:** 311320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While a confectionery machine was being reassembled, an employee's hand was pinched between the caramel-dispensing part of the machine and the machine frame. The employee's right little fingertip was amputated.

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