# Amputations at Cargill Protein
> OSHA SIR `2020065230` · 6/5/2020 · SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Cargill Protein
- **Location:** 490 Road 9, SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA, 68661
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee used a hook to pry up a cast iron manhole cover to check if water was flowing through the drain system. The cover slipped from the hook and fell on his right middle fingertip, causing an amputation that included bone.

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