# Amputations at American Fresh Foods
> OSHA SIR `2016043544` · 4/29/2016 · THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(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:** American Fresh Foods
- **Location:** 131 Roseway Drive, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, 31757
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove hamburger meat around the impact area of a hamburger patty press when his right middle fingertip was amputated by the press point.

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