# Amputations at Riviana Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015064021` · 6/23/2015 · BRINKLEY, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Riviana Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 25 W White Oak St, BRINKLEY, ARKANSAS, 72021
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually turning the gate wheel of a 'Work In Progress' (WIP) storage bin in order to close the gate. He placed his left hand in between a sprocket and the gate wheel and amputated his fourth left finger.

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