# Amputations at Nestle Purina Petcare
> OSHA SIR `2020043947` · 4/29/2020 · MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nestle Purina Petcare
- **Location:** 6509 BRANDY LANE, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17050
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam on an extruder machine when the employee's hand came into contact with a rotating valve, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.

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