# Amputations at Amick Farm
> OSHA SIR `2022021522` · 2/16/2022 · LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Amick Farm
- **Location:** 525 wayne street, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI, 39440
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance technician was replacing a shackle on an evisceration conveyor. His right thumb tip was pinched between the conveyor chain and guide wheel, resulting in amputation without bone loss.

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