# Amputations at Golden Peanut & Tree Nut
> OSHA SIR `2019088842` · 8/26/2019 · DE LEON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Golden Peanut & Tree Nut
- **Location:** 1401 Hwy. 1496, DE LEON, TEXAS, 76444
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a blockage on hammer mill equipment. A blade in the spout of the airlock struck his left middle and ring fingers, amputating the tips.

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