# Amputations at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
> OSHA SIR `20191212487` · 12/4/2019 · DODGE CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
- **Location:** 3201 E. TRAIL STREET, DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a spindle using a hoist when the spindle slipped approximately 3 to 4 inches, pinching the employee's fingertip between the spindle and a fixed object (separator base). As a result, the employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

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