# Amputations at Del Monte Fresh Produce Company
> OSHA SIR `2017109479` · 10/3/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Del Monte Fresh Produce Company
- **Location:** 1400 Parker St., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75215
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rag to wipe down a machine when the motor grabbed the rag and pulled her right hand into the machine, amputating her pinky finger and breaking bones.

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