# Amputations at Riceland Foods Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022098635` · 9/30/2022 · MARSTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Riceland Foods Inc
- **Location:** 918 New Madrid County Prt, MARSTON, MISSOURI, 63866
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were installing a motor belt onto a piece of equipment when an employee's right middle finger was pinched between the motor pulley and the belt, amputating his fingertip.

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