# Amputations at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)
> OSHA SIR `2017054611` · 5/21/2017 · OZARK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. (LLC)
- **Location:** Butterball, OZARK, ARKANSAS, 72949
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking under a gizzard machine to retrieve a hose when his hand struck the machine, amputating his right middle finger above the knuckle. The machine was unguarded and 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*