# Amputations at SEMO MILLING LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021021217` · 2/10/2021 · MEXICO, MISSOURI
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** SEMO MILLING LLC
- **Location:** 651 Commerce Road, MEXICO, MISSOURI, 65265
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a extruder for processing soy when an extruder screw became clogged with soy. The employee used a crowbar approximately 18 inches long to unclog the extruder when the extruder grabbed and pulled the crowbar, resulting in severe injury to the employee's right hand, including amputation of their middle, ring, and pinky fingers.

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