# Amputations at ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023076531` · 7/21/2023 · DURANGO, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **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:** ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.
- **Location:** 265 TURNER DRIVE, DURANGO, COLORADO, 81303
- **NAICS:** 311351
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging chocolate from a confectionary machine when they contacted the rotating auger. The employee's finger was partially amputated.

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