# Amputations at APAC-Central, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021076060` · 7/22/2021 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** APAC-Central, Inc.
- **Location:** 13585 Puppy Creek Rd, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shoveling dust and water around a baghouse. As the employee tried to clear a clog in a drain hole, an auger grabbed his right glove, amputating the middle finger at the first joint.

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