# Amputations at Cal-Maine Foods
> OSHA SIR `2023021194` · 2/7/2023 · CHASE, KANSAS
## 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:** Other agricultural and garden machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cal-Maine Foods
- **Location:** 1185 6th Road, CHASE, KANSAS, 67524
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping repair a stuck feed line. His right middle finger was caught by the feed line gear motor and chain, causing the amputation of the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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