# Amputations at Meister Cheese Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181111960` · 11/20/2018 · MUSCODA, WISCONSIN
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Meister Cheese Company, LLC
- **Location:** 1050 E Industrial Dr., MUSCODA, WISCONSIN, 53573
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a cheese sealing machine. The sealer bar came down on his fingers, causing crushing injuries that necessitated the amputation of two fingers.

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