# Amputations at Riceland Foods- Stuttgart Rice Division
> OSHA SIR `2016043361` · 4/21/2016 · STUTTGART, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Riceland Foods- Stuttgart Rice Division
- **Location:** 107 E 1ST STREET, STUTTGART, ARKANSAS, 72160
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the pallet machine, which prepares pallets of rice for transport. A bag of rice fell off the pallet while being transported via rollers to where the pallets are wrapped in plastic. The employee went to grab the bag and his right glove was caught between the rollers, amputating his right index finger pad.

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