# Amputations at Mahard Egg Farm
> OSHA SIR `2019088870` · 8/26/2019 · CHILLICOTHE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Mahard Egg Farm
- **Location:** 20180 County Rd. 87, CHILLICOTHE, TEXAS, 79225
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an auger when the hook holding the tension on the coil became unhooked and caught the employee's middle fingertip, causing an amputation.

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