# Amputations at Sage V Foods
> OSHA SIR `2017010438` · 1/16/2017 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sage V Foods
- **Location:** 5901 Sloane Drive, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72206
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the air-lock machine attached to a cooker. The equipment was not locked out and it energized while the employee's hand was in the machine resulting in the amputation of the left index finger to the first joint.

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