# Avulsions, enucleations at Thompson Seed Potato
> OSHA SIR `2019099983` · 9/24/2019 · ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Seed Potato
- **Location:** 4501 310th trail, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, 69301
- **NAICS:** 111211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting potatoes on a conveyor. The chain from the conveyor's chain drive struck and avulsed the employee's right index fingertip.

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