# Amputations at Palo Duro Feed Yard
> OSHA SIR `2016054797` · 5/31/2016 · GRUVER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Palo Duro Feed Yard
- **Location:** 12650 Hwy 136, GRUVER, TEXAS, 79040
- **NAICS:** 112112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running the steam flaking machine and amputated four fingers on the right hand.

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