# Amputations at Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `20211211047` · 12/25/2021 · WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
- **Location:** 7525 Red River Road, WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58075
- **NAICS:** 311313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pellet mill when their glove was caught on the rollers and their hand was pulled into the machine. The employee's fingers were crushed by the roller, and their middle finger was amputated.

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