# Amputations at J.R. Simplot Company - Land and Livestock
> OSHA SIR `2023021316` · 2/10/2023 · CALDWELL, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Plowing and cultivating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Simplot Company - Land and Livestock
- **Location:** 101 Rodeo Avenue, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83607
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a farm implement. An adjustment bracket (part of the implement) dropped onto the employee's left thumb, amputating it.

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