# Amputations at Pilgrims Pride Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016065833` · 6/29/2016 · MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrims Pride Corporation
- **Location:** 1030 Pilgrims St., MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75455
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing bagging operations. The employee reached into the machine to retrieve a melting bag and was caught by the heating bar resulting in the amputation of the right index finger.

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