# Amputations at Farmers Cooperative Associates
> OSHA SIR `20191111598` · 11/6/2019 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Farmers Cooperative Associates
- **Location:** 12802 W FM 818, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a come-a-long when the chain snapped and the come-a-long fell onto the employee's foot breaking a toe. The toe was medically amputated.

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