# Amputations at Companion Baking
> OSHA SIR `2016042871` · 4/6/2016 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Companion Baking
- **Location:** 2331 Schuetz Rd., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63146
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cleaning the bagel machine, an employee suffered an amputation after being caught in the point of operation. The machine was not turned off at the time of the incident.

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