# Amputations at NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO
> OSHA SIR `2023086992` · 8/2/2023 · CRETE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO
- **Location:** 2305 E HWY 33, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a depalletizer when his fingers were pulled into a chain and sprocket. The employee sustained a soft tissue fingertip amputation.

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