# Amputations at FRITO-LAY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161111052` · 11/27/2016 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** FRITO-LAY, INC.
- **Location:** 4236 S.W. KIRKLAWN AVE., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the alignment on a case erector head. He activated the emergency stop and raised the head to the horizontal position, creating a pinch point that amputated his right pinky fingertip.

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