# Amputations at Weinlaeder Seed Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023032441` · 3/17/2023 · DRAYTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Weinlaeder Seed Co.
- **Location:** 7162 160th Drive Northeast, DRAYTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58225
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 17, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on an auger machine and replacing a chain. The employee was checking the tension when the chain amputated their left ring fingertip.

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