# Amputations at Lewis Main Commissary
> OSHA SIR `2020087406` · 8/5/2020 · JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Meat grinders
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lewis Main Commissary
- **Location:** 5275 North 14th Street, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, 98433
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was grinding meat when the machine jammed. The employee cleared the machine and retracted her hand when the sleeve of her smock got caught and triggered the clicker, causing the blade to come down. The employee suffered an amputation of their left ring, middle, and index fingers.

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