# Amputations at JIM C. HAMER COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017099273` · 9/27/2017 · WEBSTER SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** JIM C. HAMER COMPANY
- **Location:** 111 MILL RUN ROAD, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA, 26288
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a screw conveyor when his arm was pulled into and caught in the conveyor. His arm had to be surgically amputated below the shoulder.

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