# Amputations involving bone loss at Blue Bell Creameries
> OSHA SIR `2024021689` · 2/23/2024 · BRENHAM, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Bell Creameries
- **Location:** 1101 South Blue Bell Road, BRENHAM, TEXAS, 77833
- **NAICS:** 311520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a conveyor belt as part of preventive maintenance. He fell forward, came into contact with the moving motor chain, and suffered a finger amputation.

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