# Amputations at Riceland Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201110612` · 11/9/2020 · JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Riceland Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 216 N Gee Street, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 11:00 p.m. on November 9, 2020, an employee was cleaning a VTA machine. A blade on the machine contacted the employee's left index fingertip, causing an amputation between the fingernail and the first joint.

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