# Amputations at L&S Sweeteners
> OSHA SIR `2020076334` · 7/8/2020 · LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** L&S Sweeteners
- **Location:** 388 East Main Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a 50-pound bag of sugar through a bag sealer while attempting to correct a problem with the machine. His left index finger was caught in the machine's drive pulleys, and the fingertip was medically amputated. 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*