# Amputations at Repco Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109479` · 10/7/2016 · SALINA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **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:** Repco Inc.
- **Location:** 1835 E North St, SALINA, KANSAS, 67401
- **NAICS:** 311423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking for any obstructions in the dryer when the employee's right hand became caught in the anti-clumping tumbler wheel, amputating a fingertip.

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