# Amputations at PERDUE FARMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20171010353` · 10/29/2017 · GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** PERDUE FARMS, INC.
- **Location:** 20621 Savannah Road, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE, 19947
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was repairing a conveyor belt sheave on an offal pump. His right hand middle finger was caught when removing the belt resulting in amputation. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.

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