# Amputations at Campbell Farms
> OSHA SIR `20231211295` · 12/11/2023 · GRAFTON, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fruits, nuts, vegetables
## Employer
- **Name:** Campbell Farms
- **Location:** 6790 US Highway 81, GRAFTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58237
- **NAICS:** 493130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee cleared a potato shredder machine that had a bag and potatoes stuck in it, causing them to spill on the floor. The employee restarted the machine and was cleaning up the potatoes on the floor when he slipped on a potato and fell backward. His right then struck the machine and his fingers went between the chain guard and the frame. His index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

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