# Amputations at Biery Cheese Co.
> OSHA SIR `20191213129` · 12/23/2019 · LOUISVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Biery Cheese Co.
- **Location:** 6544 Paris Ave, LOUISVILLE, OHIO, 44641
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the grippers on a cheese slicer. The employee's right thumb was caught between the pulley and the tooth belt. The tip was amputated.

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