# Amputations at International Peanut Group
> OSHA SIR `2021119695` · 11/9/2021 · BROWNFIELD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** International Peanut Group
- **Location:** 1995 County Road 290, BROWNFIELD, TEXAS, 79316
- **NAICS:** 311224
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was processing peanuts on a table near an intake fan. The fan cover had a hole that created suction strong enough to pull the employee's right hand into the blade, resulting in two amputated fingers.

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