# Amputations at KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN
> OSHA SIR `20171010248` · 10/25/2017 · GADSDEN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN
- **Location:** 501 PADEN ROAD, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
- **NAICS:** 424440
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a mixing tank and spraying water inside the tank when the water pressure hit the tank lid. The lid then fell and struck the employee's right hand, partially amputating the middle fingertip.

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