# Amputations at Fieldale Farms
> OSHA SIR `2015041804` · 4/7/2015 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fieldale Farms
- **Location:** 1540 Monroe Drive, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working on the sanitation crew at the Further Processing Plant pushed the stop button on a breading machine after removing parts from the upper portion of the machine. The employee then placed his foot into a horizontal auger while climbing down from the machine, causing all five toes on his right foot to be amputated.

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