# Amputations at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
> OSHA SIR `2021054342` · 5/27/2021 · FRIONA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
- **Location:** 1530 W. HIGHWAY 60, FRIONA, TEXAS, 79035
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to find a test sample that had been placed into a pipe. As her finger entered the expulsion port, the pneumatic valve closed, amputating the bottom pad of her right middle finger near the tip.

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