# Amputations at Riceland Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075379` · 7/1/2021 · JONESBORO, 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:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Riceland Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 216 N Gee Street, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 2500 lbs. tote bag had fallen over. An employee was holding open a loop on top of the bag to accommodate the forks of a forklift. His finger was caught between the forks and the loop and the pad of the right middle finger was amputated.

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