# Amputations involving bone loss at Litchfield Farmers Grain & Livestock Co., Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024010450` · 1/16/2024 · LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and toe(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Silo, grain bin or elevator interiors
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** Litchfield Farmers Grain & Livestock Co., Inc
- **Location:** 503 West Tyler Avenue, LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62056
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shoveling grain into an auger in the floor of a grain bin when he fell into the opening and his right foot was amputated by the auger. The floor opening for the auger was approximately 10 inches by 10 inches, and the auger was approximately 4 to 5 inches below the edge of the opening.

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