# Amputations at FRITO-LAY
> OSHA SIR `2022108953` · 10/12/2022 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## 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:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** FRITO-LAY
- **Location:** 4236 SW Kirklawn Ave., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam boxes on a pick belt conveyor in a warehouse. The conveyor amputated the employee's left ring and little fingers at the first knuckle.

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