# Amputations at Prime Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191011137` · 10/25/2019 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Prime Inc
- **Location:** 2848 North Le Compte Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 326212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing debris from a conveyor belt using a 2 X 4. The 2 X 4 was sucked into the machine along with the employee's body, injuring his left arm and shoulder, his head, and causing part of his left ring finger to be amputated.

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