# Amputations at Swiss Meat & Sausage Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022076104` · 7/13/2022 · HERMANN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bottling, canning, filling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Swiss Meat & Sausage Co.
- **Location:** 2056 S, MO-19, HERMANN, MISSOURI, 65041
- **NAICS:** 445210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was breaking down a stuffer machine. The employee leaned toward the machine to look into the chamber that grabs and stuffs the horn when the foot pedal was pressed. The machine actuated and amputated the employee's fingertip.

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