# Amputations at Nissin Foods
> OSHA SIR `2017087913` · 8/17/2017 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Nissin Foods
- **Location:** 2901 Hempland Rd., LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
- **NAICS:** 311423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a machine when the die became clogged. As he tried to fix it, the die amputated one of this left fingertips. The guard was in place at the time.

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