# Amputations at A.L. SCHUTZMAN COMPANY Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085363` · 8/3/2015 · WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** A.L. SCHUTZMAN COMPANY Inc.
- **Location:** N21 W23560 RIDGEVIEW PARKWAY WEST, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53188
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a mixer when his right thumb tip was amputated. The mixer was not turned off at the time.

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