# Amputations at Del Monte Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019087959` · 8/3/2019 · MARKESAN, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Del Monte Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 680 E. John St., MARKESAN, WISCONSIN, 53946
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a bean-grading machine in preparation for sanitation. The employee was opening the doors to clean the machine with a power washer when his right ring finger was caught by a roller with a solid bar. The finger was amputated at the second knuckle.

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