# Amputations at SOUTHERN BAKERIES, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021272` · 2/7/2018 · HOPE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **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.
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHERN BAKERIES, LLC
- **Location:** 2700 E. 3RD ST., HOPE, ARKANSAS, 71801
- **NAICS:** 311822
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the belt on the blower motor of a flour silo when the motor energized and amputated the left middle fingertip.

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