# Amputations at Weston Foods
> OSHA SIR `2020066058` · 6/29/2020 · SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Weston Foods
- **Location:** 311 Drum Avenue, SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA, 15501
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to replace a spring in the tooling system. The employee's left hand got caught in the tooling system as it cycled resulting in injuries to the left ring and pinky fingers. The pinky finger was amputated.

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