# Amputations at Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren
> OSHA SIR `2019077099` · 7/13/2019 · VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Pumps
## Employer
- **Name:** Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren
- **Location:** 5800 Alma Highway, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
- **NAICS:** 311941
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a pump. The pump unjammed while the employee's right hand was on the v-belt. The employee's hand was drawn into the pulley and the pinky finger was amputated. The tendon on the ring finger was also severed.

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