# Amputations at American Stitchco Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075871` · 7/17/2021 · YELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Stitchco Inc.
- **Location:** 628 Highway 202 W, YELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72687
- **NAICS:** 313310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging a blower machine that breaks down poly-cotton blend fibers. A cylinder inside the machine was still spinning and pulled the employee's right hand in. The right arm was amputated up to the elbow and the employee was hospitalized.

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