# Amputations at Red River Commodities
> OSHA SIR `2020087931` · 8/20/2020 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Food products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Red River Commodities
- **Location:** 340 40th Street NW, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sweeping sunflower seeds into the floor auger portals in a flat-bottom grain storage bin. He slipped down a pile of seeds (about 5-6 feet tall) and his leg was caught by an auger. His leg was amputated.

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