# Amputations at SANDERSON FARMS
> OSHA SIR `20191212445` · 12/3/2019 · BRYAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** SANDERSON FARMS
- **Location:** 2000 SHILOH AVE, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77803
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a box that was stuck on a 
conveyor when his finger entered a hole in the belt, pinching it against the belt guide. As a result, he suffered a partial fingertip amputation of the fourth digit on his right hand.

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