# Amputations at Nestle Pizza Division
> OSHA SIR `20191112116` · 11/22/2019 · MEDFORD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
## Employer
- **Name:** Nestle Pizza Division
- **Location:** 940 S. WHELEN AVENUE, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN, 54451
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 1:00 a.m. on November 22, 2019, a cheese cuber operator was trying to clear cheese particles from a photo eye. The machine cycled and amputated the operator's right middle fingertip.

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