# Amputations at El Dorado Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2021042889` · 4/7/2021 · EL DORADO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** El Dorado Chemical Company
- **Location:** 4500 North West Ave., EL DORADO, ARKANSAS, 71730
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading product when their right arm became caught in the conveyor and was amputated at the shoulder.

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