# Amputations at FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, WEST MEMPHIS DISTR. CENTER
> OSHA SIR `20181111782` · 11/15/2018 · WEST MEMPHIS, 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:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, WEST MEMPHIS DISTR. CENTER
- **Location:** 1800 FAMILY DOLLAR PARKWAY, WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, 72303
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a conveyor when the conveyor switched on and his hand was caught and pulled into the sprocket, resulting in an amputation of 50% of the pinky.

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