# Amputations at SMITHFIELD FOODS
> OSHA SIR `2020043435` · 4/15/2020 · MILAN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** SMITHFIELD FOODS
- **Location:** 22123 Highway 5, MILAN, MISSOURI, 63556
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running meat through a saw. His metal mesh glove came into contact with the sawblade, which pulled his left middle finger into the saw and caused a partial fingertip amputation.

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