# Amputations at HERR FOODS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021029` · 2/1/2017 · NOTTINGHAM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** HERR FOODS INC.
- **Location:** 20 HERR DR., P.O. BOX 300, NOTTINGHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19362
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's index finger was lacerated and partially amputated while adjusting a timing belt on a bagging machine. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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