# Amputations at Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010905` · 1/29/2023 · ALBANY, NEW YORK
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Prospect Road, ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12206
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a cooler. As the employee was lubricating the machine's pusher arm, the main drive arm engaged and struck the employee's left finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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