# Amputations at Smithfield Fresh Meats Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099485` · 9/11/2019 · MILAN, 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 during regular operation
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithfield Fresh Meats Inc.
- **Location:** 22123 Highway 5, MILAN, MISSOURI, 63556
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the controls of a combo dumper. When the dumper was raised, it pinched his right little finger against the rail, causing the amputation of the finger.

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