# Amputations at J.R. Simplot Company
> OSHA SIR `2023076088` · 7/10/2023 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Simplot Company
- **Location:** 3630 Gateway Drive, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58203
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was polishing a piece of metal, which was clamped in the vise of a metal-turning lathe. The vise caught the employee's glove and pulled in his hand, amputating his right index finger.

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