# Amputations at S&S Quality Meats LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161010279` · 10/31/2016 · EMPORIA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** S&S Quality Meats LLC
- **Location:** 1542 S Hwy 99, EMPORIA, KANSAS, 66801
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a meat grinder when some meat became stuck to the side of the hopper. When the employee went to dislodge the meat, the employee's left hand was caught in the auger, amputating the pinky fingertip and ring finger.

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