# Amputations at Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098909` · 9/20/2016 · ADAMS, NEW YORK
## 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:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc.
- **Location:** 23 Phelps Street, ADAMS, NEW YORK, 13605
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to troubleshoot a case sealer when his left finger was caught in the belt and pulley drive, amputating his left ring finger.

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