# Amputations at BAR-S FOODS
> OSHA SIR `2017088056` · 8/22/2017 · ALTUS, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BAR-S FOODS
- **Location:** 500 S. BAR S BLVD., ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, 73521
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the bologna casing in a stuffing machine when the clamper and trim blade were activated, amputating his thumb tip.

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