# Amputations at Neosho Valley Feeders LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015074903` · 7/21/2015 · PARSONS, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural
## Employer
- **Name:** Neosho Valley Feeders LLC
- **Location:** 26059 Victory Rd., PARSONS, KANSAS, 67357
- **NAICS:** 112112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a blockage in a corn flaker. The equipment was shut down and locked out at the time. The employee removed a corn cob from the rollers when residual pressure from the rollers smashed the employee's fingertips, resulting in an amputation of the middle left-hand finger.

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