# Amputations at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
> OSHA SIR `20161211367` · 12/5/2016 · DURANGO, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
- **Location:** 265 Turner Drive, DURANGO, COLORADO, 81303
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/5/2016, an employee suffered an amputation of the right index fingertip while cleaning the caramel depositor machine when his finger got caught in the air actuated slide that opens and closes.

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