# Amputations at Frito-Lay
> OSHA SIR `20221210948` · 12/17/2022 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Frito-Lay
- **Location:** 4236 SW Kirklawn Ave., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reaching down to grab a bag of chips to place it on the infeed conveyor for packing. The employee's hand contacted the edge of the conveyor and was pinched between the conveyor and the frame, resulting in an amputation to the right middle finger.

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