# Amputations at DFA Dairy Brands
> OSHA SIR `2022098544` · 9/27/2022 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** DFA Dairy Brands
- **Location:** 600 N. Piedras St, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79923
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning an area when her glove was caught by a chain and sprocket behind a conveyor. Her right thumb was pulled in and the thumb tip was amputated.

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