# Amputations at ADM Milling Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022032104` · 3/8/2022 · NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Turning handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ADM Milling Co.
- **Location:** 398 E. San Antonio St., NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
- **NAICS:** 311211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening and adjusting the gate flow using a ratchet to clear the dust in the gate. When trying to clear out the dust, the ratchet went into the gate area and got caught on a conveyor. The employee's finger was pinched between the ratchet and the expanded metal grating, resulting in amputation.

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