# Amputations at HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022109474` · 10/28/2022 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** HOSTESS BRANDS, LLC
- **Location:** 1969 Victory Dr, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31901
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 28, 2022, an employee was cleaning an air compressor when their middle finger was amputated above the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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