# Amputations at RIPON PICKLE COMPANY INC
> OSHA SIR `2016098794` · 9/16/2016 · RIPON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** RIPON PICKLE COMPANY INC
- **Location:** 1039 Beier Rd., RIPON, WISCONSIN, 54971
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting cauliflower on a machine when it became jammed. While trying to remove the jam, the employee's glove became caught in the feed belt and the employee's left index finger came in contact with the blades, partially amputating it.

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