# Amputations at SANDERSON FARMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021021768` · 2/26/2021 · COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** SANDERSON FARMS, INC.
- **Location:** 111 N. FIR STREET, COLLINS, MISSISSIPPI, 39428
- **NAICS:** 624410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving a hose from the opposite end of a moving conveyor when the sleeve of her jacket was caught by the conveyor, pulling the employee's arm in and resulting in an amputation of the right arm below the shoulder.

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