# Amputations at Troy Fruge Farms
> OSHA SIR `2022087433` · 8/22/2022 · BASILE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rain
## Employer
- **Name:** Troy Fruge Farms
- **Location:** 3876 E STAGG AVE, BASILE, LOUISIANA, 70515
- **NAICS:** 111998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to turn off an auger because of rain. He slipped on a wet surface and pushed the auger cover, exposing the auger. His foot was entangled by the auger, causing the amputation of his right leg.

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