# Amputations at Thomas Foods International
> OSHA SIR `2021065265` · 6/28/2021 · SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomas Foods International
- **Location:** 2600 Oldsman Creek Road, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a box machine. While wiping the gears with a paper towel, the employee was caught by the machine, resulting in partial amputations to their left middle and index fingers.

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