# Amputations at U.S. Mix
> OSHA SIR `2023021035` · 2/1/2023 · DENVER, COLORADO
## 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:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Mix
- **Location:** 112 South Santa Fe Drive, DENVER, COLORADO, 80223
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to perform maintenance on a dryer dust collector. The employee's hand was caught in the vain feeder, resulting in four right finger amputations. 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*