# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Mamou Rice Drier & Warehouse, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023099017` · 9/29/2023 · EUNICE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mamou Rice Drier & Warehouse, Inc.
- **Location:** 601 E Bacciochi Ave, EUNICE, LOUISIANA, 70535
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting the sweeper inside a grain bin when his foot slipped into the opening of the auger. His foot was pulled in, resulting in foot and ankle lacerations and ligament tears.

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