# Amputations at Gruma Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021043409` · 4/24/2021 · MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gruma Corporation
- **Location:** 15 Elmwood Drive, MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18707
- **NAICS:** 311830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to push out a catch pan to clean an area. The employee's right index finger came into contact with the machine's drive chain and sprocket, causing an amputation to the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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