# Amputations at Riceland Foods Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021098295` · 9/25/2021 · DUMAS, 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:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Riceland Foods Inc
- **Location:** 271 Arkansas 212, DUMAS, ARKANSAS, 71639
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking samples of soybean quality. One of the pneumatic probe openings was clogged with soybeans. While the employee used a 3-inch stick to clear the clog, the pneumatic probe engaged and the employee's left index finger was amputated.

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