# Amputations at SIMMONS FOODS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016043294` · 4/20/2016 · VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** SIMMONS FOODS, INC.
- **Location:** 2101 TWIN CIRCLE, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a belt on a bagging machine when it activated. The machine jaws amputated a portion of the employee's left middle finger. Lockout/tag-out procedures were not followed at the time of the incident.

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