# Amputations at Packers Sanitation Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118353` · 11/6/2015 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Packers Sanitation Services Inc.
- **Location:** 1610 Midland Blvd., FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spraying water with a hose onto the floor and auger. The employee removed the drain cap from the auger and attempted to remove a piece of meat. The employee's left middle finger got caught and amputated in the auger.

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