# Amputations at AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022032558` · 3/22/2022 · OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- **Location:** 10646 Highway 51, OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI, 38948
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing debris from a grinder when the grinder's blade amputated his right index finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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