# Amputations at Bimbo Bakery
> OSHA SIR `2018076990` · 7/12/2018 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Bimbo Bakery
- **Location:** 640 Park Ave, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19611
- **NAICS:** 31181
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder, clearing dough from an overhead conveyor. His left hand was caught in the conveyor system's chain and sprocket, and a finger was amputated above the knuckle.

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