# Amputations at J. D. Heiskell & Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181010969` · 10/24/2018 · GOODING, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** J. D. Heiskell & Co.
- **Location:** 1711 South 2300 East, GOODING, IDAHO, 83330
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was in a flat grain storage bin using a sweep auger for cleaning when the employee stepped into the floor auger discharge hole, severing the right lower leg.

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