# Amputations at Schwan Food Co
> OSHA SIR `20211210497` · 12/7/2021 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Schwan Food Co
- **Location:** 1307 39th street north, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
- **NAICS:** 311813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee locked out a machine that stretches bread dough in order to replace the chain. After replacing the chain, the employee removed the lockout tag and was watching the chain cycle through. The employee leaned up against the equipment frame when his left hand slipped and went into the chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.

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