# Amputations at Walnut Hill Feeds Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022032515` · 3/21/2022 · SHELBY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Walnut Hill Feeds Inc
- **Location:** 6048 State Route 598, SHELBY, OHIO, 44875
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 3:15 p.m. on March 21, 2022, an employee stepped into an 8-inch-by-14-inch opening above a running feed transfer auger. The auger caught his foot and pulled him in. His left leg was amputated.

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