# Amputations at Perdue Farms
> OSHA SIR `2015010489` · 1/15/2015 · PERRY, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Perdue Farms
- **Location:** 250 Ga. Hwy. 247 Spur, PERRY, GEORGIA, 31069
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 15, 2015, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Employee #1 experienced a laceration to the right little finger while operating equipment used to remove the breast and tenders from the bird. The employee was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that a surgical amputation was necessary.

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