# Amputations at Four Star Ag, LLP
> OSHA SIR `20161110353` · 11/2/2016 · OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
- **Secondary source:** Power take-off (PTO)
## Employer
- **Name:** Four Star Ag, LLP
- **Location:** Approximately five miles east of Oakes, ND, OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA, 58474
- **NAICS:** 111150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to place a new shear bolt in the auger when the power take-off was engaged to line up the shaft and insert the bolt. His right arm was then caught and amputated in the auger.

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