# Amputations at Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)
> OSHA SIR `20191111706` · 11/11/2019 · WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 1)
- **Location:** 406 N. Division St., WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a stand grinder to grind a riser and contacts off a casting. His left little finger made contact between the casting and the grinding stone, and the grinding stone caused a partial amputation to the finger.

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