# Amputations at Uptown Bakeries
> OSHA SIR `2022086834` · 8/3/2022 · BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY
## 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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Uptown Bakeries
- **Location:** 300 Eagle Court, BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY, 08014
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 3, 2022, at about 9:45 AM, an employee was standing next to the depositor machine and extended his arm while it was in the process of being flushed for a product change over. The employee's finger was caught by the depositor's extruder valve in the middle of its evolution, resulting in an amputation of the left middle fingertip at the first joint.

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