# Amputations at Woodland Foods, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2017032456` · 3/16/2017 · WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Woodland Foods, Ltd.
- **Location:** 3751 Sunset Ave., WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60085
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was processing quinoa and amputated part of the index and middle fingers when their hand was caught in the auger.

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