# Amputations at The Hershey Company
> OSHA SIR `2018088859` · 8/28/2018 · HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hershey Company
- **Location:** Reese Plant, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a maintenance shop, working on a pump that had been removed from a processing line. As the employee rotated the pump by hand, their right little finger was caught between the impeller and the pump housing. The fingertip was amputated.

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