# Amputations at Sierra Dust Control, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088230` · 8/12/2018 · PLEASANT HILL, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sierra Dust Control, LLC
- **Location:** Progress Church Road, PLEASANT HILL, LOUISIANA, 71065
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Am employee was removing sand that was jammed in an auger when the employee's right middle finger was caught in the auger, resulting in an amputation at the first joint.

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