# Amputations at Gardners Candies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054591` · 5/23/2023 · TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gardners Candies, Inc.
- **Location:** 2600 Adams Avenue, TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16686
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a machine that grinds toffee into small pieces. The employee's hand became caught between two wheels that grind and was pulled in. The employee's hand was crushed and required surgical amputation to finger(s).

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