# Amputations at Windmill Rice Company
> OSHA SIR `2015129306` · 12/9/2015 · JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Windmill Rice Company
- **Location:** 6875 Hwy 1 South, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72404
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to clean rice bran from the trunk of a whitening machine. His right hand contacted a rotating blade, amputating 1 inch of his middle finger. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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