# Amputations at Farmers Cooperative Company
> OSHA SIR `20161110552` · 11/9/2016 · WINDSOR, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** Farmers Cooperative Company
- **Location:** 500 W Jackson, WINDSOR, MISSOURI, 65360
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's lower leg was caught in a grain transfer auger as the employee was running beans from one bin to another. The leg was amputated above the knee.

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