# Amputations at COSTCO
> OSHA SIR `20161211748` · 12/18/2016 · LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** COSTCO
- **Location:** 851 SH 121, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, 75057
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to mix batter in a commercial mixer. When the machine started, the bowl started to move out of the frame. The employee attempted to catch the bowl and his hand was caught between the frame and the bowl, pinching and amputating a finger.

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