# Amputations at Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
> OSHA SIR `2023054198` · 5/10/2023 · AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
- **Location:** One Nutritious Place, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, 12010
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an issue with an incline conveyor track when his left index finger contacted a moving chain. The left index finger was amputated at the bottom of the nailbed. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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