# Amputations at NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2020054917` · 5/27/2020 · PLANKINTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION
- **Location:** 25351 NATIONAL AVENUE, PLANKINTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57368
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While removing debris from a manure handling belt, an employee slipped and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket drive system of the belt. The employee sustained amputations of the pinky and ring fingers at the proximal joints.

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