# Amputations at J.R. Short Milling Company
> OSHA SIR `20221210818` · 12/13/2022 · KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Short Milling Company
- **Location:** 3001 festival Drive, KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, 60901
- **NAICS:** 311824
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 13, 2022, an employee lifted a lid on a dump hopper and removed the magnetic grate. The employee was using a clipboard to push product on the sides of the hopper when the auger pulled in the clipboard and the employee's left hand, amputating two fingers and the thumb.

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