# Amputations at Frito-Lay, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021097588` · 9/3/2021 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Frito-Lay, Inc.
- **Location:** 2800 Silver Star Rd., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32808
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 3, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an extruder take-away conveyor. As the chain and sprocket was rotated, it pinched the employee's right index finger and the sprocket's teeth lacerated the employee's fingertip. 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*