# Amputations at Frito-lay, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087648` · 8/12/2020 · DAYVILLE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Frito-lay, Inc.
- **Location:** 1886 Upper Maple Street, DAYVILLE, CONNECTICUT, 06241
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a rare-earth magnet. The magnet was attracted to a metal plate, and the employee's fingertip was amputated between the two.

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