# Amputations at R F OWENS CO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021087360` · 8/27/2021 · WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** R F OWENS CO, INC.
- **Location:** 53 East Center Street, WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, 02379
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a patty machine to make hamburger patties. The employee was straightening a metal mold plate below the knockout cup when the machine amputated the tips of two fingers on the employee's left hand. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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