# Amputations at Smithfield Hog Production - Missouri
> OSHA SIR `2021075801` · 7/15/2021 · PRINCETON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Hog Production - Missouri
- **Location:** 17999 US Hwy. 65, PRINCETON, MISSOURI, 64673
- **NAICS:** 112210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was starting a pit scraper machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley system. The fingertip was medically amputated.

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