# Amputations at Wayne Farms LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021020979` · 2/3/2021 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Saw blades-unattached
## Employer
- **Name:** Wayne Farms LLC
- **Location:** 525 Wayne Drive, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a circular cutting blade on a carriage. The employee tried to prevent the blade from rolling off of the carriage, resulting in amputation of the nail bed on the right ring finger.

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