# Amputations at BHJUSA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161211449` · 12/8/2016 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## 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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BHJUSA, INC.
- **Location:** 5307 Stockyards Expressway, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/08/2016, at 4:08 AM, an employee was washing a processing line. The employee removed the cover plate from an auger, reached in, and suffered a left index fingertip amputation at the top knuckle.

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