# Amputations at J.R. Griffin Farms, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087742` · 8/16/2020 · BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Griffin Farms, Inc.
- **Location:** 3098 S Red Banks Road, BYHALIA, MISSISSIPPI, 38611
- **NAICS:** 111998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing broken blades on a sod cutter. As he was checking his work, a blade amputated his right thumb.

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