# Amputations at Big Creek Foods
> OSHA SIR `2023098840` · 9/25/2023 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## 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:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Creek Foods
- **Location:** 2637 White Sulphur Rd., GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a mixer when it became jammed. They went to dislodge a piece of product from the machine when three fingers on their right hand became caught in the mixer blade, resulting in three amputations.

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