# Amputations at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212840` · 12/14/2019 · MOUNTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 3775 Hempland Rd,, MOUNTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17554
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a stepladder to pour seasoning mix into a mixer. The scoop fell into the machine; as the employee was retrieving it, the machine amputated his right ring finger to the second knuckle and lacerated his right little finger with tendon damage. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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