# Amputations at Fresh Mark - Massillon
> OSHA SIR `2023076697` · 7/25/2023 · MASSILLON, OHIO
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Fresh Mark - Massillon
- **Location:** 1888 Southway Street Southwest, MASSILLON, OHIO, 44646
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a screw loader. As they were reaching to remove a piece of meat, the machine activated, causing the auger/agitator to contact the employee's hand. Their right middle finger was amputated between the second and third knuckle.

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