# Amputations at Blend Tech
> OSHA SIR `2022076636` · 7/28/2022 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Blend Tech
- **Location:** 1819 South Meridian Avenue, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67213
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a liquid blend mixer to separate two 400-pound drums of liquid food ingredients. The metal clamp used to hold the drums slipped causing his finger to be caught between the two drums, partially amputating the right ring fingertip.

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