# Amputations at Monsanto Company
> OSHA SIR `2017076923` · 7/25/2017 · ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Monsanto Company
- **Location:** 4370 Mt. Pulaski Rd. N., ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS, 62539
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 25, 2017, at 3:15 p.m., an employee was attempting to clear a jam from the main line bagger when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating it at the first joint.

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