# Amputations at American Blanching Company
> OSHA SIR `2021075808` · 7/15/2021 · FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pots, pans, trays
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** American Blanching Company
- **Location:** 155 Rip Wiley Road, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, 31750
- **NAICS:** 311911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to remove a waste pan from a rack in the blanching area when the pan tipped and caught her finger between the pan and the rack. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

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