# Amputations at Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020032389` · 3/12/2020 · ELBERTON, GEORGIA
## 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:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
- **Location:** 1129 Old Middleton Rd, ELBERTON, GEORGIA, 30635
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting and performing service and/or maintenance on equipment when an actuator valve engaged and caught the employee's finger. The left index finger was amputated. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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