# Amputations at Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2018044148` · 4/30/2018 · JOPLIN, 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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing
- **Location:** 8101 E 32nd St, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee dropped a sampling container into a cooling airlock. As he attempted to retrieve the container, his right index finger was amputated (between the middle and distal joint) by the cooling airlock.

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