# Amputations at AFB INTERNATIONAL
> OSHA SIR `2016076770` · 7/25/2016 · AURORA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Food products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AFB INTERNATIONAL
- **Location:** 117 MORGAN AVE, AURORA, MISSOURI, 65605
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring a block of frozen dog food weighing 50 pounds when the block dropped on his hand, amputating his left index fingertip.

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