# Amputations at LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201211307` · 12/1/2020 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC.
- **Location:** 1918 Switzer Ave., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63136
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a magnetic lift to lift product to the mixing bowl. Their thumb was caught between the mixing bowl and the guard, after it was bumped by the magnetic lift. The employee's left thumb was amputated one-half inch below the tip.

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