# Amputations at SNYDER'S-LANCE INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201110800` · 11/14/2020 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SNYDER'S-LANCE INC.
- **Location:** 900 8TH STREET, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31901
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding product through a crimper. The employee's left thumb entered the gap in the packaging lateral seal and the tip was partially amputated.

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