# Amputations involving bone loss at George's Processing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110901` · 11/22/2024 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Conveyors  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cleaning handtools  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** George's Processing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1306 North Kansas, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 22, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., an employee was using a spray gun to wash a leg quarter conveyor. The spray gun touched the line and the employee's right thumb was caught between the handle of the spray gun and the conveyor, resulting in amputation to the knuckle.

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