# Amputations at Land O'Lakes, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032297` · 3/10/2020 · HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Barrels, drums-except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Land O'Lakes, Inc.
- **Location:** 50 Ludy Street, HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK, 11801
- **NAICS:** 311991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was using a drum lifter to move 55-gallon drums. A drum became dislodged and another employee was helping to lift it manually. The 55-gallon drum then fell off the drum lifter and amputated the injured employee's left thumb tip.

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