# Amputations at Riviana Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087300` · 8/1/2017 · FREEPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Riviana Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 505 Port Rd., FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a polisher machine when the conveyor jammed. He reached inside the machine with his left hand and the middle finger was amputated up to the knuckle. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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