# Amputations at GEORGE'S, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017098549` · 9/5/2017 · CASSVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** GEORGE'S, INC.
- **Location:** 9066 State Hwy W, CASSVILLE, MISSOURI, 65625
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a chicken bagging machine when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's middle finger up to the first joint.

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