# Amputations at Empire Packing Company, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2021020872` · 2/1/2021 · DENVER, COLORADO
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Empire Packing Company, L.P.
- **Location:** 65 Yuma Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80223
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a cube steak into the tenderizer on the beef line. The employee's right hand was caught in the tenderizer, resulting in the amputation of the middle finger.

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