# Amputations at Fruit of the Earth
> OSHA SIR `2021021173` · 2/9/2021 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## 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:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Fruit of the Earth
- **Location:** 3325 West Trinity Blvd., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
- **NAICS:** 325620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened an access door to adjust the tension on a belt for a bag sealer machine. During that task, the access door strut failed and he attempted to tighten the door strut bolt with a wrench. The employee's hand slipped from the wrench and the tip of his right ring finger came into contact with the belt gears located just below the door strut, resulting in an open fracture and amputation.

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