# Amputations at Hibbett Wholesale, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201010346` · 10/31/2020 · ALABASTER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** Hibbett Wholesale, Inc.
- **Location:** 201 Corporate Woods Dr, Alabaster, AL 35007, ALABASTER, ALABAMA, 35007
- **NAICS:** 448210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was oiling and visually inspecting conveyor chains and sprockets. The employee's right index finger was pulled into the chain as he attempted to wipe oil from underneath it. The finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, and the fingertip was amputated.

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