# Amputations at Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087950` · 8/18/2017 · SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Benjamin Dr., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45502
- **NAICS:** 424420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a dryer when the employee's finger made contact with the dryer belt and pulley, amputating it.

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