# Amputations at Mr. Snow
> OSHA SIR `2015075170` · 7/28/2015 · LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mr. Snow
- **Location:** 661 E. McNeese Street, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70607
- **NAICS:** 445299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stuck her right hand into the covered (stout) part of the snow machine to remove stuck crushed ice. As she was removing her hand, the right middle finger was cut by a sharp metal object, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.

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