# Amputations at Landmark Snacks
> OSHA SIR `2021032227` · 3/15/2021 · BEATRICE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Landmark Snacks
- **Location:** 700 Park Street, BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, 68310
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just shut off a meat grinder and was reaching to clear its blade. The grinder blade amputated 1/4 to 3/8 inch from the employee's left middle finger.

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