# Amputations at Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161110531` · 11/8/2016 · ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC
- **Location:** 604 Goff Industrial Park, ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 67005
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a step platform and tried to pull product from a conveyor belt using a hook. The hook pulled his right hand into the conveyor, partially amputating his middle finger. The conveyor was not locked out at the time.

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