# Amputations at Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `20231211142` · 12/6/2023 · SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip without fall, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Bell Creameries, L.P.
- **Location:** 423 N. Norton Avenue, SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA, 35150
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a platform ladder, spraying a tank with water to clean it. The employee slipped; as she tried to steady herself, her right middle finger was caught in a pinch point. The fingertip was amputated and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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