# Amputations at OK Foods
> OSHA SIR `20201110569` · 11/7/2020 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** OK Foods
- **Location:** 4201 Reed Lane, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72903
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pipe line with a water hose. A valve in the reject line actuated and amputated the employee's right index finger at the first knuckle.

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