# Amputations at Riceland Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010586` · 10/14/2018 · DES ARC, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-bucket, cup
## Employer
- **Name:** Riceland Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 708 Highway 11 North, DES ARC, ARKANSAS, 72040
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A bucket in a drag conveyor came loose and fell to the bottom of the drag conveyor. A temporary employee was attempting to retrieve the bucket when the drag conveyor energized, pulling the temporary employee's left arm into the conveyor and amputating it at the elbow.

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