# Amputations at Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015129783` · 12/29/2015 · MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC
- **Location:** 410 Koch Drive Suite 100, MORTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39117
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the box taping machine. The employee's hand was caught in the chain drive resulting in the amputation of the left thumb's distal joint. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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