# Amputations at Link Snacks, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043234` · 4/18/2016 · MINONG, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Link Snacks, Inc.
- **Location:** ONE SNACK FOOD LANE, MINONG, WISCONSIN, 54859
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about April 18, 2016, an employee was helping a coworker lift the top combo from a stack of four combos. The combo slid off and cut employee's middle finger. The finger was surgically amputated above the first joint.

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