# Amputations at Perdue Farms inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210894` · 12/15/2022 · PERRY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Perdue Farms inc.
- **Location:** 240 State Route 247 Spur, PERRY, GEORGIA, 31069
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rinsing out a batter machine. He went to clear a piece of meat on the inlet of the pump when his fingertip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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