# Amputations at Fieldale Farms
> OSHA SIR `20191010307` · 10/2/2019 · GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Fieldale Farms
- **Location:** 1540 Monroe Drive, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was participating in a pre-operational startup of a fryer in the processing plant when the employee suffered an amputation of the left index fingertip and avulsion of the left middle finger. The fryer was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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