# Amputations at Fermentationexperts, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021705` · 2/23/2022 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fermentationexperts, Inc.
- **Location:** 1201 North Ellis Road, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57107
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a squeaking noise coming from the air lock area of a cooling table. When the employee attempted to unclog the equipment, their right middle and index fingertips were amputated by the scissor section blades.

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