# Amputations at GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2021053668` · 5/4/2021 · BROWNSVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
- **Location:** DAIRY ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53006
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were working with a forklift to lift a cheese mixer and transport it into a plant. One employee's left ring finger was pinched between the mixer and a forklift mast, causing a fracture and amputation to the fingertip.

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