# Amputations at Sunrise Cooperative, Inc. (South Charleston Grain)
> OSHA SIR `2021076048` · 7/22/2021 · SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO
## 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:** Chutes
- **Secondary source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** Sunrise Cooperative, Inc. (South Charleston Grain)
- **Location:** 21 Woodward Street, SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO, 45368
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a metal rod to dislodge a grain blockage from the outside of a grain bin withdraw chute. When the blockage cleared, the rod twisted down and contacted the drag conveyor below. The rod was then pushed against the chute and pinched the employee's hand resulting in amputation of the ring finger and a contusion on the middle finger.

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